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September 2024
- Sep 13, 2024 Something awoke in the garden… Sep 13, 2024
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August 2024
- Aug 20, 2024 Embracing the messiness Aug 20, 2024
- Aug 9, 2024 Introducing the Capping Project… Aug 9, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 23, 2024 Colophon 2024 Feb 23, 2024
- Feb 16, 2024 Time Travelling with Rare Print Materials Feb 16, 2024
- Feb 7, 2024 An ever widening path of destruction… Feb 7, 2024
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January 2024
- Jan 18, 2024 An open letter to my choir family Jan 18, 2024
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December 2023
- Dec 30, 2023 Fifty Favourite Things Dec 30, 2023
- Dec 25, 2023 There is just the way you choose… Dec 25, 2023
- Dec 13, 2023 The Serendipity Project Dec 13, 2023
- Dec 5, 2023 But seriously… Dec 5, 2023
- Dec 1, 2023 Ready or not, here I come… Dec 1, 2023
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November 2023
- Nov 28, 2023 The light that is you… Nov 28, 2023
- Nov 20, 2023 The music that is your soul Nov 20, 2023
- Nov 7, 2023 Bread and representation Nov 7, 2023
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October 2023
- Oct 24, 2023 You can't put lipstick on a pig Oct 24, 2023
- Oct 20, 2023 A Book of Centuries Oct 20, 2023
- Oct 1, 2023 Journal of a Voyage Oct 1, 2023
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September 2023
- Sep 23, 2023 Arranging Furniture Sep 23, 2023
- Sep 19, 2023 the silver lining is gratitude Sep 19, 2023
- Sep 12, 2023 Unity, Uniformity, and University Sep 12, 2023
- Sep 10, 2023 No avatar, just an original Sep 10, 2023
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August 2023
- Aug 23, 2023 The XKCD Digital Lifespan Chart in Context, v1.2 Aug 23, 2023
- Aug 8, 2023 When Words Collide… 2023 and beyond Aug 8, 2023
- Aug 8, 2023 Physical or Digital: The Fundamental Challenge of Modern Collection Development Aug 8, 2023
- Aug 1, 2023 An extraordinary correspondance, unbound Aug 1, 2023
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July 2023
- Jul 22, 2023 Being the microbiome Jul 22, 2023
- Jul 16, 2023 Wait, where was I going with this? Jul 16, 2023
- Jul 15, 2023 Pause Jul 15, 2023
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June 2023
- Jun 25, 2023 The Comic as Object Project Jun 25, 2023
- Jun 4, 2023 Drawn Together, Judged Together Jun 4, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 27, 2023 The Book Cover Project Mar 27, 2023
- Mar 22, 2023 Sometimes Mar 22, 2023
- Mar 22, 2023 Ten word stories, part 1 Mar 22, 2023
- Mar 5, 2023 Solarpunk Mar 5, 2023
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February 2023
- Feb 19, 2023 Is it time for an update and not just another exception? Feb 19, 2023
- Feb 10, 2023 The Monk and Robot books by Becky Chambers Feb 10, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 25, 2023 The best of intentions… SSAC2022 Days 17 through 25! Jan 25, 2023
- Jan 16, 2023 Publishing and librarianship in the news, and at school Jan 16, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 9, 2022 Embracing the Prairie Witch Dec 9, 2022
- Dec 1, 2022 The Short Story Advent Calendar 2022 Dec 1, 2022
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November 2022
- Nov 10, 2022 Musing Nov 10, 2022
- Nov 6, 2022 Because it’s not personal… Nov 6, 2022
- Nov 6, 2022 Lego Lost at Sea Nov 6, 2022
- Nov 4, 2022 Puck's Arena Nov 4, 2022
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October 2022
- Oct 15, 2022 Jane Austen’s Sir Charles Grandison Oct 15, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 20, 2022 One moment Sep 20, 2022
- Sep 4, 2022 Frankensteining Frankenstein Sep 4, 2022
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August 2022
- Aug 27, 2022 A state of perpetual wander… Aug 27, 2022
- Aug 24, 2022 Finally, time for some summer reading… Aug 24, 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 1, 2022 99 Dead Snowmen Jun 1, 2022
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May 2022
- May 25, 2022 Happy Towel Day 2022! May 25, 2022
- May 8, 2022 The Art of the [_____]: A Life in [_____] May 8, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 23, 2022 Making the best of… Apr 23, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 17, 2022 The XKCD Digital Lifespan Chart in Context Mar 17, 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 It had a blue cover… Mar 1, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 19, 2022 Immersed in book culture… Feb 19, 2022
- Feb 12, 2022 Loved to pieces Feb 12, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 9, 2022 A year… five years, and thirty-three years, in the making Jan 9, 2022
- Jan 1, 2022 Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to the Butterflies & Aliens Library! Jan 1, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 12, 2021 A different kind of immortality… Dec 12, 2021
- Dec 3, 2021 A vaccination against being wrong… Dec 3, 2021
- Dec 1, 2021 The Short Story (and other) Advent Calendars 2021! Dec 1, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 26, 2021 Mermaid SeaSystems Logo Nov 26, 2021
- Nov 25, 2021 The world is joyously complex Nov 25, 2021
- Nov 23, 2021 Happy Wolfenoot! Nov 23, 2021
- Nov 19, 2021 Happy World Toilet Day! Nov 19, 2021
- Nov 18, 2021 Except when I don’t Nov 18, 2021
- Nov 13, 2021 Happy World Kindness Day! Nov 13, 2021
- Nov 10, 2021 Happy Sesame Street Day! Nov 10, 2021
- Nov 10, 2021 Something from the Past, Something for the Future Nov 10, 2021
- Nov 10, 2021 About Us, circa. late 2021 Nov 10, 2021
- Nov 4, 2021 Art From The Unknown Nov 4, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 31, 2021 A Happy Butterflies & Aliens Halloween! Oct 31, 2021
- Oct 31, 2021 Starting with our ABCs… Oct 31, 2021
- Oct 30, 2021 A miniature fairy library… Oct 30, 2021
- Oct 27, 2021 From water does all life begin… Oct 27, 2021
- Oct 24, 2021 Know Your Weird: The Organization of Information Oct 24, 2021
- Oct 16, 2021 Otto & Victoria, Time Traveling in Style… Oct 16, 2021
- Oct 12, 2021 Yeah, no, we’re still here! Oct 12, 2021
- Oct 1, 2021 The Beautifull Cassandra Oct 1, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 30, 2021 Moonshots: Indigenous Comics, Indigenous Voices Sep 30, 2021
- Sep 29, 2021 When is a holiday not a holiday? Sep 29, 2021
- Sep 29, 2021 Banned Books Week 2021 Sep 29, 2021
- Sep 24, 2021 A giant dose of tiny books… Sep 24, 2021
- Sep 23, 2021 International Day of Sign Languages Sep 23, 2021
- Sep 22, 2021 A parliamentary visualization Sep 22, 2021
- Sep 8, 2021 Star Trek Day 2021! Sep 8, 2021
- Sep 5, 2021 Early Writings by Margaret Atwood Sep 5, 2021
- Sep 4, 2021 Small Press Saturdays: The Juvenilia Press Sep 4, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 31, 2021 Foundations Aug 31, 2021
- Aug 29, 2021 Campus during the fall Aug 29, 2021
- Aug 16, 2021 Video: An Introduction to Altered Books Aug 16, 2021
- Aug 16, 2021 Video: The Book as Object, Sculpture, & Performance Aug 16, 2021
- Aug 14, 2021 Books as Wall Art: A Practical Guide Aug 14, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 9, 2021 Thing Explainer Jul 9, 2021
- Jul 8, 2021 Be… Jul 8, 2021
- Jul 7, 2021 I have a problem… Jul 7, 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 27, 2021 Who needs books when… Jun 27, 2021
- Jun 20, 2021 A Bookish Memento Mori Jun 20, 2021
- Jun 17, 2021 #14daysofkokokopelli Jun 17, 2021
- Jun 10, 2021 Preserve and honour Jun 10, 2021
- Jun 1, 2021 Alphabetizing your ABCs Jun 1, 2021
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May 2021
- May 31, 2021 Reboot May 31, 2021
- May 31, 2021 Welcome, circa. early 2021 May 31, 2021
- May 15, 2021 Small Press Saturday: Laksa Media May 15, 2021
- May 2, 2021 Shuttle: The World’s First Spaceship May 2, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 23, 2021 This is my Vaccination Selfie Apr 23, 2021
- Apr 16, 2021 Productivity Apr 16, 2021
- Apr 15, 2021 #Mood Apr 15, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 31, 2021 Is Big Brother watching? Mar 31, 2021
- Mar 28, 2021 On hand rails and old books… Mar 28, 2021
- Mar 24, 2021 Happy Birthday, William Morris! Mar 24, 2021
- Mar 4, 2021 A Community of Thinkers Mar 4, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 28, 2021 And that's why life is hard Feb 28, 2021
- Feb 21, 2021 The Well of Being Feb 21, 2021
- Feb 20, 2021 Small Press Saturday: Hingston & Olsen Feb 20, 2021
- Feb 15, 2021 My Canadian Family Feb 15, 2021
- Feb 14, 2021 Ten Little Zombies: A Love Story Feb 14, 2021
- Feb 11, 2021 A short love letter to libraries… Feb 11, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 28, 2021 Books & Bricks Jan 28, 2021
- Jan 23, 2021 Small Press Saturday: NeWest Press Jan 23, 2021
- Jan 21, 2021 Spark Unnecessary Jan 21, 2021
- Jan 5, 2021 The Symphony of the Book Jan 5, 2021
- Jan 1, 2021 Introducing the Butterflies and Aliens Library Jan 1, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 11, 2020 realization Dec 11, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 2, 2020 but I have pie Nov 2, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 20, 2020 On nuance Oct 20, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 26, 2020 Parenting life goal Sep 26, 2020
- Sep 14, 2020 10 out of 10 Sep 14, 2020
- Sep 10, 2020 How 20-Year Marriages End Sep 10, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 26, 2020 Is it me or is it the world? Aug 26, 2020
- Aug 8, 2020 In a word… a follow up Aug 8, 2020
- Aug 6, 2020 In a word Aug 6, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 22, 2020 Taking a day Mar 22, 2020
- Mar 16, 2020 Advice for working from home Mar 16, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 1, 2020 Fighting for the light Feb 1, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 30, 2020 A rather comfortable tension Jan 30, 2020
- Jan 13, 2020 A day can make a world of difference. Two can change the world. Jan 13, 2020
- Jan 10, 2020 Trying to find my way back Jan 10, 2020
- Jan 2, 2020 Huh… Jan 2, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 6, 2019 I remember Dec 6, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 6, 2019 “You are a scaffold of minerals…” Oct 6, 2019
- Oct 5, 2019 Don’t ask me how I know... Oct 5, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 2, 2019 9:30 pm morning breath Sep 2, 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 30, 2019 Two markers Aug 30, 2019
- Aug 17, 2019 Happiness: a thought experiment Aug 17, 2019
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July 2019
- Jul 1, 2019 The Power of a Good Question Jul 1, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 21, 2019 You are my sun, my moon, my starlit sky… Jun 21, 2019
- Jun 20, 2019 Morning Thought: identity politics Jun 20, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 21, 2019 Seven reasons why the world is improving Apr 21, 2019
- Apr 20, 2019 Welcome to my world Apr 20, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 11, 2019 A passing thought about the Folio Society’s edition of Dune Feb 11, 2019
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October 2018
- Oct 29, 2018 Welcome, circa. 2018b Oct 29, 2018
- Oct 25, 2018 Poetic vagueness Oct 25, 2018
- Oct 20, 2018 Check yourself Oct 20, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 21, 2018 Questions on the nature of relationships, power, & politics Apr 21, 2018
- Apr 16, 2018 Colophon 2018 Apr 16, 2018
- Apr 16, 2018 Welcome, circa. 2018a Apr 16, 2018
- Apr 1, 2018 A subversively hopeful act Apr 1, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 25, 2018 What do we do about Facebook? Mar 25, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 18, 2018 Something Bookish Visual Identity Project Feb 18, 2018
- Feb 16, 2018 When inaction becomes a choice Feb 16, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 5, 2018 How to Accidentally Help Save a Heritage Building Jan 5, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 1, 2017 On friendship Dec 1, 2017
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November 2017
- Nov 15, 2017 Things in this world that are good Nov 15, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 22, 2017 Welcome, circa. 2017b Jul 22, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 12, 2017 Welcome, circa. 2017a Jun 12, 2017
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December 2016
- Dec 15, 2016 Technology and connection Dec 15, 2016
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November 2016
- Nov 11, 2016 Choose wisely Nov 11, 2016
- Nov 1, 2016 Bedtime thought Nov 1, 2016
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October 2016
- Oct 9, 2016 Today, and every day Oct 9, 2016
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September 2016
- Sep 28, 2016 A citizen of the spaces in between Sep 28, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 18, 2016 Drift or swim Aug 18, 2016
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July 2016
- Jul 16, 2016 Fighting the good fight Jul 16, 2016
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October 2015
- Oct 15, 2015 Sometimes with grains of sand Oct 15, 2015
- Oct 2, 2015 For all of us Oct 2, 2015
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February 2014
- Feb 27, 2014 Welcome, circa. 2014 Feb 27, 2014
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January 2012
- Jan 11, 2012 Colophon 2012 Jan 11, 2012
- Jan 11, 2012 Welcome, circa. 2012–2013 Jan 11, 2012
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November 2011
- Nov 11, 2011 A borrowed rant… Nov 11, 2011
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October 2011
- Oct 25, 2011 What’s the best gift a word nerd could get? Oct 25, 2011
- Oct 23, 2011 Like a kid in a toystore Oct 23, 2011
- Oct 10, 2011 The Monster at the End of this Post Oct 10, 2011
- Oct 8, 2011 Black Riders Origins, Part 1 Oct 8, 2011
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September 2008
- Sep 27, 2008 Colophon 2008 Sep 27, 2008
- Sep 14, 2008 Why “Black Riders”? Sep 14, 2008
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February 1997
- Feb 28, 1997 Where in the world? Feb 28, 1997
- Feb 28, 1997 Our design philosophy Feb 28, 1997
- Feb 28, 1997 Welcome to the Black Riders Design Virtual Studio Feb 28, 1997
- Feb 28, 1997 About our logo Feb 28, 1997