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March 1, 2026 Random Thoughts

On Driving at Night

On Driving at Night

There is a particular kind of thinking that only seems to happen during long drives at night, and I have come to depend on it.

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November 18, 2025 Random Thoughts

Why I Still Read Physical Books

Why I Still Read Physical Books

I own an e-reader. I use it. And yet the books I remember, the ones that changed how I think, are almost all physical objects I can point to on a shelf.

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August 9, 2025 Random Thoughts

In Defense of the Second-Hand Bookshop

In Defense of the Second-Hand Bookshop

There is a particular kind of afternoon that can only happen in a second-hand bookshop, and I worry we are letting it become extinct.

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April 22, 2025 Random Thoughts

On Old Maps and the Courage of Not Knowing

On Old Maps and the Courage of Not Knowing

Medieval cartographers wrote 'here be dragons' at the edges of their known world. I've been thinking about what we write at the edges of ours.

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