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Blog Posts
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Emacs Carnival 2025-08: Your Elevator Pitch for Emacs
I’m hosting the August Emacs Blog Carnival.
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On Waking Early
A reflection on a new found eagerness to rise early and write.
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A Game Played with a Pile of Random Quotes
In which I pluck five random quotes from my collection, then interpret them as a story in which I then tell as a poem.
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On Writing in Emacs
A contribution to the July 2025 Emacs Blog carnival; this post is just a bit about my personal journaling environment.
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Re: Read «What We See When We Read»
A reflection on blogs and books read, letters sent, and the accretion of words.
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My Personal Canon
Skimming the surface of a personal canon; finding those early influences that gave directional force to my journey.
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William Blake, Socrates, and the Leviathan
Teasing at those moments of concurrent reading, and reflecting on a life and how to live it.
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Summer Morning on a Small Lake
Each morning I wake to a south eastern view of a small lake. The night to day transition bringing about moments serene.
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Re: Bullshit (of Markdown)
Thinking through #proprietary formats and ownership regarding software and the words I write.
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Re: The Cult of Hard Mode
Reflecting on a handful of blog posts, joining in a conversation regarding hard mode, simplicity, and relying on others to do the hard stuff.