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Monthly Archives: August 2019
August Newsletter: The Irish Embankment
So there I was, blind, on a bus between Dublin and Newbridge Ireland. My face and belly were numb; my fingers were tingling claws. Images flashed past the window– trees, houses, curving roads – but none of it helped me; … Continue reading
Circles Against Blue
Circles against blue Rumbles, speech, and twittering A swift wags its wings
4 Star Book Reviews: Braving the Wilderness
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown I’ve watched Brown’s netflix show and a few of her videos on Youtube, but this was the first book of hers I’ve read. … Continue reading
Junction is on sale!
From the 16th to the 18th (Fri-Sun), Junction ebooks will be on sale. Check them out.
Cursive Cuneiform
Iiše tuuneetaššuiilefa Šiiuenašušuan parunašušuan Ḫunašušuan oommueetaššuan. Iišee tuuneetaššuuaniilefa Oomiinnašuušše faḫunašuun Ameetauan. If you heed me, waters and grains and houses you will enjoy. If you do not heed me, Your lands to ashes I will burn. — The Pataḫai Ḫuḫa … Continue reading
4 Star Book Reviews: Soldier of the Mists
Soldier of the Mists by Gene Wolfe Adrian Tchaikovsky calls Wolfe “the master of the first person.” He’s right. Latro is a book supposedly translated by Wolfe from a diary kept by a 5th-century-BC Roman mercenary in Greece who received … Continue reading
4 Star Book Reviews: Extreme Medicine
Extreme Medicine by Kevin Fong, MD An astrophysicist-turned-doctor writes about frontiers in medicine and human endurance. The tone strikes just the right balance between compassion for the victims of formerly untreatable medical problems and fascination with the techniques that saved … Continue reading
Taking out the Trash
Taking out the trash A kestrel on a cool breeze I’m glad I looked up
Bees lick maple leaves
Bees lick maple leaves, Aphid honeydew, and dust. Don’t waste that sugar.