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After math (2)
In which everyone is horrified again
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After math (3)
Eppur si muove
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Mycena pterigena
The single most important book I’ve read this year is Bright Green Lies, by Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, and Max Wilbert.
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Blessings
I am blessed to have friends willing to house me and my cat for a week.
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On Privacy and Solitude
There are two truths against which the networked, cabled world with all its unutterable speed and weight flings itself with a roar like the ocean…
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Letters to Another Writer
Half a conversation over several years
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On publishing nonfiction
A horse of a different color
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December 2023 grace notes
And some recommended reading
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Edition, subtraction
On multiple forms. Probably divisive.
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The year ahead and then some
Paying subscribers should read this one closely
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An amuse-bouche on a different plate
Who am I kidding, I threw the literary equivalent of a rock through a window, and you can find it over at Locus Magazine today.
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Small Mercies
On certain days that are dark and hard, as well as some days that are bright and easy, I pour British-style tea, Earl Gray or cardamom black or…
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