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Blog Posts

  1. On “Black and Female: Essays” by Tsitsi Dangarembga

    An important book in my personal journey; with topics of #feminism, #antiRacism, and #decolonization; and receipts on the atrocities the aforementioned address.

  2. Enchantment and the Morning Star

    Venus shining bright as night slips away.

  3. On an Inner Library

    Walking through the mental geography of what I’ve read along with the serendipity of exploration.

  4. Building on yesterday’s post, this post further describes additional #Emacs and #OrgMode link insertion functionality.

  5. Enhancing my #Emacs #OrgMode process by creating a default description based on the context of the link.

  6. Dynamic Org-Mode Block to List Books Read

    An #Emacs function defining an #OrgMode dynamic block so that I can easily insert a list of books I’ve finished reading within a given month.

  7. Claire North’s “Ithaca”

    A brief meditation on a just finished book.

  8. On “Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke

    A reflection on a book that I feel connected to something deep within me. One that I found very accessible and enjoyable for its unfolding mystery and reverence.

  9. On Sunrise Arriving Later Each Day

    A morning reflection on summer slipping into fall. Of the hours of the day shrinking amidst the striking clock.

  10. Re: Re: do blogs need to be so lonely?

    separating lonely from solitude then reflecting on why I don’t feel lonely writing.