Jacob Lawrence, "The Life of Frederick Douglass No. 1" (1939)

Jacob Lawrence, The Life of Frederick Douglass No. 1. In Talbot County, eastern shore, state of Maryland, in a thinly populated worn-out district inhabited by a white population of the lowest order, among slaves who in point of ignorance were fully in accord with their surroundings-it was here that Frederick Douglass was born and spent the first years of his childhood-February 1818. (1939)

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Workbook: February, 2008

February 29, 2008: Lost year.
February 28, 2008: I'll give you all of it...
February 27, 2008: I should have given her more love.
February 26, 2008: Hot potato girl.
February 25, 2008: I kept my promises. Now I want to move on.
February 24, 2008: Resentment at having to interact with people.
February 23, 2008: She moved from the old apartment and forever after I felt homeless.
February 22, 2008: For instance my bitter disappointment to find no cancer...
February 21, 2008: Nothing important.
February 20, 2008: So bored, so pointless.
February 19, 2008: I'm not sure how I ended up with her.
February 18, 2008: She wants to spend time on her own.
February 17, 2008: Sweet thing.
February 16, 2008: She's in the bedroom...
February 15, 2008: Life is a cat...
February 14, 2008: "You know something's wrong..."
February 13, 2008: I love you.
February 12, 2008: Betrayal.
February 11, 2008: "You're afraid to make commitments."
February 10, 2008: It's time, now.
February 9, 2008: As long as you are unwilling to accept restrictions on your freedom...
February 8, 2008: Lonely.
February 7, 2008: Pain. Anguish. Struggle.
February 6, 2008: My fantasy...
February 5, 2008: Her:
February 4, 2008: Why does she steal?
February 3, 2008: She stole and sold her boyfriend's beloved collection of vintage baseball cards.
February 2, 2008: I gave her my mother's crucifix, to wear around her neck.
February 1, 2008: "That won't be so bad, in a while."

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