Jacob Lawrence, "Struggle...From the History of the American People No. 19" (1956)

Jacob Lawrence, Struggle...From the History of the American PeopleNo. 19. Thousands of American citizens have been torn from their country and from everything dear to them: they have been dragged on board ships of war of a foreign nation. --Madison, 1 June 1812 (1956)

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Workbook: June, 2006

June 30, 2006: Wrong keyboard combination: the windows behave incorrectly.
June 29, 2006: How old are you now?
June 28, 2006: Every single one of them...
June 27, 2006: Who's the flabby, gray-haired guy in the mirror?
June 26, 2006: Kittens in a cardboard box, piled in layers.
June 25, 2006: Aging, gray, scraggle-haired, potbelly soft.
June 24, 2006: Inside the cage the chicken's body has decayed...
June 23, 2006: Sad, that she recoils...
June 22, 2006: You left peas and corn on the countertop.
June 21, 2006: Birthday party.
June 20, 2006: You're not a wolf, you're a Doberman...
June 19, 2006: Brown eyes.
June 18, 2006: To have had someone with you in the piece.
June 17, 2006: Sacagawea myth.
June 16, 2006: They were likable at sixteen.
June 15, 2006: Go the fuck away.
June 14, 2006: What is your contribution to this life?
June 13, 2006: What's your purpose in this world?
June 12, 2006: Midday, Monday.
June 11, 2006: Stuck. Not trying.
June 10, 2006: Drives past the apartment searching intently:
June 9, 2006: The chorus of dogs.
June 8, 2006: Pushing a heavy, potted plant laboriously down the brownstone stairs.
June 7, 2006: Haven't been inside your dorm room for some time.
June 6, 2006: Immediately they've gone, wash everything...
June 5, 2006: Idealist historiography.
June 4, 2006: Bumper sticker, rear window, blue Bronco...
June 3, 2006: "All he ever drinks is decaffeinated Diet Coke."
June 2, 2006: Helpless.
June 1, 2006: Elitist, pedantic snob.

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