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On having opinions
For a long time, I didn’t hold opinions in very high esteem. Given how abundant they are I figured they were easy to come up with. You just point at…
Jul 18, 2022
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On being installed
Thanks for reading. Share this if you want to. The other day I remembered an ancient Egyptian proverb I once read somewhere. “We all die twice. First…
Jul 3, 2022
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June 2022
On the man from gym
He wears the same outfit every time. Light blue t-shirt. Grey shorts. Light blue Nike runners. Ankle socks. His clothes are tight-fitting. His chest and…
Jun 19, 2022
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On resisting Eckhart Tolle
She told me she spent the day walking along a river while listening to an Eckhart Tolle audio book. “The Power of Now?” I asked. “No, the other one…
Jun 13, 2022
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April 2022
On small talk
Sam and Anna meet on the sidewalk in front of their apartment building. Sam is coming home. Anna is on the way out. It's strange because over breakfast…
Apr 10, 2022
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March 2022
On domination
I’m sorry but I’m going to write about my cat again. Last time I concluded that if I could just improve myself, become a more generous interpreter of…
Mar 20, 2022
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On lunch
“We need some more bread,” the man at the pasta shop shouted at his wife. They sell many varieties of fresh pasta throughout the week, and on Thursdays…
Mar 12, 2022
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February 2022
On imaginary cricket
In the news agency at the airport there was a makeshift bookshelf. It was made from red cardboard. On each row sat a white, hardcover book. On the front…
Feb 20, 2022
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On poetic form
At two o’clock on a hot day I was standing on Smith Street trying to decide what to have for lunch, or rather standing on the corner of Smith Street and…
Feb 13, 2022
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January 2022
On city beaches
The beaches I enjoy most are city beaches. Where you can run your hands through the sand and pull out a chip packet. Or you are wading waste deep in the…
Jan 30, 2022
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On explusion
The morning Novak Djokovic was expelled from Australia we ran out of toilet paper at the studio where I work. I walked to the supermarket to buy some…
Jan 23, 2022
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On separation anxiety
When my cat was a kitten, I wiggled my fingers as if they were little creatures and he’d pounce at them. He is the first cat I’ve owned and I didn’t…
Jan 16, 2022
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