The graveyard walk

About once a week, I walk through an old graveyard near my house.

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October 2025

How to end your extremely online era

A somewhat practical guide

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The remains of the day

In his journal, Thomas Merton played a game where he would think back to where he was a year ago, write out what he could remember, then keep going…

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September 2025

I can't help but feel writing about life detaches me from living it

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August 2025

Long distance thinking

“I sit beside the fire and think

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July 2025

Why I am Christian again

I sought the Lord, and he answered me.

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May 2025

How to make bread (and other things too)

sort of about bread

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April 2025

Seasons of loneliness

The other day, my roommate asked me whether I'd want to spend a day doing something I like alone, or doing something I dislike but with someone I love.

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life and fate and inches

vignettes to live by

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March 2025

The philosophy of straight lines

The fastest way to get somewhere is, reliably, a straight line.

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Alcohol and Abstinence

“Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.

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I got a job.

Why have I sought my path with fervent care,

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