Monthly Archives: August 2019

August Newsletter: The Irish Embankment

Posted on August 31, 2019 by dan

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 →

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Circles Against Blue

Posted on August 28, 2019 by dan

Circles against blue Rumbles, speech, and twittering A swift wags its wings

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4 Star Book Reviews: Braving the Wilderness

Posted on August 19, 2019 by dan

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 →

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Junction is on sale!

Posted on August 16, 2019 by dan

From the 16th to the 18th (Fri-Sun), Junction ebooks will be on sale. Check them out.

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Cursive Cuneiform

Posted on August 14, 2019 by dan

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 →

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4 Star Book Reviews: Soldier of the Mists

Posted on August 12, 2019 by dan

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 →

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4 Star Book Reviews: Extreme Medicine

Posted on August 5, 2019 by dan

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 →

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Taking out the Trash

Posted on August 4, 2019 by dan

Taking out the trash A kestrel on a cool breeze I’m glad I looked up

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Bees lick maple leaves

Posted on August 2, 2019 by dan

Bees lick maple leaves, Aphid honeydew, and dust. Don’t waste that sugar.

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