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I'm not a great writer. I read one of Tomás Bjartur's stories recently. He is a great writer. So is Natalie Cargill. Both of them were at Inkhaven in April, but I didn't read anything of theirs until after the retreat. I didn't realize I would want to. My

For centuries, people too boring to tell jokes have been trying to explain why they are funny.Thomas Hobbes thought humour was about feeling superior to others. If he's right, he won't be laughing much, since his theory sucks.Francis Hutcheson thought hum

This is my first post since finishing the Inkhaven residency. I spent all of April at Lighthaven. I had to post at least 500 words a day or be kicked out.1 At the beginning of the month I was drinking one cup of tea a day. I kept up my habit until April 2

All things end, before long.They slip away, though we grasp and grasp.Maybe you'll never feel this again.Maybe you never got to feel it, at all.Children grow to love the world.The world breaks, but love is stubborn. The hands clutch the jagged unfixable s

It's always the right time to think. So go on, think some more. You've probably forgotten to consider some edge cases. You should agonize a bit longer. If you don't, someone will beat you to it. You'll miss something. They won't. They're already finding t

It's that time again! Let's start with the same general advice I gave in the first part:If you're new to classical, here's a bit of context:Treat it like going to an art gallery. Wear headphones for the best experience. When you don't know a piece yet, pu

This post was written in a single day as part of the Inkhaven residency. I've been lifting regularly since last November, but slacking off with my cardio practice - until this past Saturday, when Sean Herrington taught me to use the rowing machine here at

I love writing metric poetry. During my time at Inkhaven, I've performed a few of my poems for some of the other writing residents. The consensus - my ego is pleased to report - is that I'm unusually good at it. I've been asked more than once to explain h

It's July 2022, and I'm in Paris for the weekend with some friends. It's my first time. The city is beautiful, isn't it? Old, magnificent, and grimy.I'd already been in Europe for a couple of months on a research exchange to Marburg in the German state of

There's a kind of meditation that feels really, really good, called the first jhana. It's not the same as an orgasm, but it's comparable in intensity. Your entire body buzzes, like goosebumps on steroids. Your mind is a surging flood of euphoria. It takes