tanka journal 2026 may 3
new lilac tree’s / sketch of blossoms…
My Friend Facade
My friend Facade is writing a history of the hive mind…
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young dog howls…
Valentine’s Day 2026
Roses are apple…
First Valentine
Roses are individual manifestations of a type…
Current reading grumpiness
Currently reading: What If We Get Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures, by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. The core of the book is a collection of interviews, including one with Mustafa Suleyman on the topic of AI. (Suleyman at one time was Google’s VP of AI product management and AI policy.) I’m more skeptical of Suleyman’s…
mouse
in this brutal winter / when hawks are slaying…
The vale of Soul-making
Every interaction with an other is an interruption of the Self. The Self builds itself from these interruptions.
Homeowner’s Guide (poem)
Homeowner’s Guide In your mind palacehave only guest rooms.Don’t sleep in the same bedfor more than three nights.Leave some doors (not all)unguarded and openfor the surprise visitoryou meet in the hall( a stranger ora forgotten cousin oran old enemy which is to say lover ). Alwaysoffer them food.And when one morning yourface is tight and…
Books read, 2025
In 2025 I read 68 books (that I logged), theoretically totaling 17,352 pages.