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Jun
26
Freewrite 26 June, 2024
Peter prepared his mind to enter The Slipstream: the current of cosmic force trailing behind Life down its path through
3 min read
Jun
26
Summer Tanka 2024
Even through the sand
the landscapers left behind
rise chamomile shoots:
little promises of sun
to adorn what's
Jan
09
Winter Tanka 2024
It's been far too warm / this winter... feels autumn-like... / Blustering and warm; / drizzle is the worst it rains, / if we even get that much.
Jan
01
New Year's Resolutions
For the last several years, I've made a point of having at least one resolution for New Years
1 min read
Jul
09
A Kernel of Truth
We are the compute power that runs the universe.
You heard that right. The answer to the age-old question "
4 min read
Jul
09
Summer Tanka 2022 #2
The monstera of
the teahouse has just three leaves,
un-fenestrated;
But the ten propagations of pothos
dangle down from the
Jul
08
Summer Tanka 2022 #1
We're now in July
and still don't see a cloudless sky
as spring rains persist.
The
Jun
09
Copenhagen Swing Set
* One of the many around the city
* Seemingly desolate park with nobody in it
* Two-person swing set in a wide
Jun
02
Old Cafe Annex
* Hundred-sixty year old tea house in Mamedanomachi, called Shimaya.
* Jewel of a building; charming interior and exterior both.
* Will close
May
22
Sake Brewery Ladder
* Kuncho Brewery [https://goo.gl/maps/BEsxUvYjwrp] in Hita, Ōita, Japan
* Overly-steep, hundreds-of-years-old staircase leading up to this room
* Coincidental