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Hello folks! This website is mostly about reading and writing — and I still do a lot of that. Especially reading. However, a lot of people don’t read much, or only read snippets and articles that are recommended on social … Continue reading
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It’s been a long time since I posted here. Most of my energy and effort has gone into my PhD, my parenting and my climate activism at Climate Pledge Collective. But now I’m launching a new project called New Growth … Continue reading
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I’m trying to kick start a new project. I’ve done almost all I can to reduce my own carbon footprint, we bike or take transit, I’ve given up flying, I’m eating more vegan and vegetarian meals and I’ve almost completely … Continue reading
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With climate change looming large in my mind, I’ve been in a bit of a gloom — normally a holiday to spend time with friends and family would help shine a little light in the darkness, but all the compulsive … Continue reading
The Practice of Everday Life by Michel de Certeau offers a philosophical investigation of a variety of quotidian activities including walking, cooking and reading. The bulk of the investigation involves ‘tactics’ and ‘strategy,’ two terms which de Certau has poached … Continue reading
It’s been hard to find the time to write anything other than essays now that I’m back in school, however, over the Christmas break, I managed to polish up a story that I wrote last summer. You can read about … Continue reading
This isn’t so much something I read as something I did. I recently bought a mannequin and used it to promote my Timothy Mallborn short story. Here are links to the relevant pages — or just use the menu below … Continue reading
I recently re-read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values which, if you aren’t aware, is a sort of autobiographical travelogue/philosophical essay. While the content of the essay varies between brilliant and bizarre and can be discussed at … Continue reading
I often notice tricks and maneuvers in books I’m reading and think to myself, ‘Oh wow! I see what you did there.’ This post will be the first in a series where I quote these gems and document what exactly I … Continue reading
The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard is a profoundly attentive examination of how we inhabit different spaces and how these spaces affect our psyche. I like to think of this book as a philosophical investigation of comfort, a topic … Continue reading
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