the mental mulch pile
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Huh…
I’m not saying I have a problem…
I remember
I was 19 and in my second year of university when I heard about the mass shooting at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal…
“You are a scaffold of minerals…”
…covered in steaks…
Don’t ask me how I know...
It takes nine hours for…
9:30 pm morning breath
Okay, 9:30 pm morning breath…
Two markers
I’m sitting here in my kitchen, still awake and processing an intense day…
Happiness: a thought experiment
Margaret Lee Runbeck is quoted as saying “Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of travel”…
The Power of a Good Question
Back in June of 2019, I had the delight of several disparate conversations and moments that sparked some much needed contemplation…
You are my sun, my moon, my starlit sky…
So I should…
Morning Thought: identity politics
Morning Thought: Seems to me the only people who call “identity politics” divisive are those who have used identity in the past to exclude…
Seven reasons why the world is improving
A reminder to myself and others that things are getting better…
Welcome to my world
Welcome to my world, and the world for my children…
A passing thought about the Folio Society’s edition of Dune
Welcome, circa. 2018b
Welcome to the Black Riders website…
Poetic vagueness
So much on my mind these days, and so much in my heart…
Check yourself
There’s a fundamental difference between “I didn’t know” and “I didn’t want to know”…
Questions on the nature of relationships, power, & politics
I’ve been pondering a few very basic ideas and I’d love to tap the insight and perspectives of my virtual circle…
Colophon 2018
The Black Riders website runs on…
Welcome, circa. 2018a
Welcome to the Black Riders webspace…
A subversively hopeful act
Some days are hard for no apparent reason. You feel a little off. Life feels empty. Everything just seems like more of a struggle…