📝 All Blog Posts
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All 160 blog posts, sorted by date (newest first):
2026
May 5, 2026 - 0073 - you can make more money buying MTG cards than the lottery
April 28, 2026 - 0072 - fake hypnagogic memories
April 26, 2026 - 0071 - lost poem number one
April 21, 2026 - 0070 - too many things on the mantel shelf
April 15, 2026 - 0069 - you don't have to believe what you believe
April 11, 2026 - 0068 - fight against stagnation
April 7, 2026 - 0067 - unlikely things
April 5, 2026 - 0066 - thoughts on AI art
March 29, 2026 - 0065 - you can't mar something that can't be sullied
March 24, 2026 - 0064 - making audio versions of my posts
March 20, 2026 - 0063 - karma is interpersonal
March 17, 2026 - 0062 - only you can believe in yourself
March 15, 2026 - 0061 - don't take things so seriously
March 8, 2026 - 0060 - the new wing
March 3, 2026 - 0059 - on the futility of legacy and what's really important
March 1, 2026 - 0058 - great art sows the will to art
February 26, 2026 - 0057 - games all the way down
February 23, 2026 - 0056 - First impressions of Caves of Qud and comments on emergent gameplay
February 20, 2026 - 0055 - what keeps me coming back
February 18, 2026 - 0054 - the effects of a cold shower
February 15, 2026 - 0053 - how do I know if you're human
February 13, 2026 - 0052 - (idea) tip creators by watching an ad
February 9, 2026 - 0051 - teaching a mind to come up with ideas
February 7, 2026 - 0050 - meta reflection on this series
February 6, 2026 - 0049 - trees are air frozen by sunlight
February 5, 2026 - 0048 - walking, writing, and decaf
February 4, 2026 - 0047 - pseudonymity is not only cowardice
February 3, 2026 - 0046 - the Maiden and the Basilisk
February 1, 2026 - 0045 - everyone smiles at babies
January 30, 2026 - 0044 - the phoenix rises
January 29, 2026 - 0043 - nothing much really
January 28, 2026 - 0042 - bone pointing
January 27, 2026 - 0041 - in a world of AI slop it's an ethical responsibility to create
January 26, 2026 - 0040 - thinking of other kinds of writing and free will
January 24, 2026 - 0039 - fiction writing practice
January 23, 2026 - 0038 - fruit ripening mechanics
January 22, 2026 - 0037 - meaning of life
January 21, 2026 - 0036 - what happens when you pee in a forest
January 20, 2026 - 0035 - with that sweet moon language
January 19, 2026 - 0034 - camping retrospective
January 17, 2026 - 0033 - ten pointless questions about me
January 16, 2026 - 0032 - camping trip and how avoiding oversharing can be dangerous
January 14, 2026 - 0031 - durability in different media
January 11, 2026 - 0028 - maybe negative thoughts come from a loss of our sense of safety
January 9, 2026 - 0027 - funny how we assume everything is human
January 8, 2026 - 0026 - stop hoarding your ideas, use them all, right now
January 7, 2026 - 0025 - sorry not sorry for spamming you
January 6, 2026 - 0024 - the benefits of reading Discworld
January 5, 2026 - 0023 - from mentor to mentee
January 4, 2026 - 0022 - producers and consumers
January 3, 2026 - 0021 - back to normal
January 2, 2026 - 0020 - thinking about my blogging past
January 1, 2026 - 0019 - Janus and the new year
2025
December 31, 2025 - 0018 - dissecting a dreamt up dialogue between a cow and the moon
December 30, 2025 - 0017 - you're not responsible for everything that goes on around you
December 28, 2025 - 0015 - going to the beach again and being grateful
December 27, 2025 - 0014 - reducing my caffeine consumption
December 26, 2025 - 0013 - the smart man who becomes dumb
December 25, 2025 - 0012 - it's weird to have people you know read your stuff
December 24, 2025 - 0011 - holidays, family, tamales
December 23, 2025 - 0010 - trying out the new Indiana Jones game
December 22, 2025 - 0009 - the dangers of waiting for inspiration, thinking about the subconscious
December 21, 2025 - 0008 - Azure disabled my account, trip to the cabin
December 19, 2025 - 0006 - thinking about tomorrow's visit to the dermatologist
December 18, 2025 - 0005 - fishes, things that are other than we think, stress
December 17, 2025 - 0004 - scraper honeypots
December 16, 2025 - 0003 - hitting boundaries and mental health at the beach
December 15, 2025 - 0002 - baby steps, toying with some ideas for this series
December 14, 2025 - 0001 - setting wordvomit goals
November 16, 2025 - Football passes with my son
September 19, 2025 - Sacred Labor
September 6, 2025 - A fortress called Blog
August 28, 2025 - Rescuing a Blackbird
August 19, 2025 - Take care not to tread on those apples
August 8, 2025 - piclog.blue walkthrough on Android
August 4, 2025 - LLMs, Infinite Monkeys, and Shakespeare
June 16, 2025 - Life isn't a support system for art. It's the other way around
May 31, 2025 - The power of thoughts
May 4, 2025 - The two headed eagle
April 13, 2025 - Introducing Mochi — and thoughts on analytics and webmentions
April 9, 2025 - My dog doesn't want to take her medicine and a comment on Karma Yoga
March 21, 2025 - Baptized by the setting sun
March 19, 2025 - On Craving Love
February 23, 2025 - Love what you think are your weaknesses
February 22, 2025 - Writing distractions
February 10, 2025 - Feeling worthless and then touching love within myself
February 6, 2025 - Blog Question Challenge 2025
February 5, 2025 - My son only wants to hear stories and I feel like a TV
January 29, 2025 - When our feelings & emotions go against what we think is best
January 26, 2025 - Good morning
January 24, 2025 - Tentative steps back into blogging
2024
November 20, 2024 - Initial thoughts on The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
October 3, 2024 - On surrendering and the fallacy of control
September 9, 2024 - Judging is a trap
September 6, 2024 - Emojis are cool
August 30, 2024 - RE: Write like you talk
August 23, 2024 - On waking up to write every morning
August 22, 2024 - On the making of tools
August 21, 2024 - My egg is better than yours and how all the things came to be
August 19, 2024 - Just because it’s all in your head doesn’t mean it’s not real
August 17, 2024 - On the origins of fear and art as the antidote
August 12, 2024 - Beautiful Flowers
July 27, 2024 - "Smoke Rings From My Pipe" by Malcolm Guite
June 2, 2024 - I wasn't able to sing before having a son
May 3, 2024 - A traumatizing layover in Mexico airport
April 25, 2024 - What to do with a draft once you outgrow it
April 13, 2024 - On the blending of days
April 7, 2024 - The Deli Asocial
March 30, 2024 - Taking refuge in the digital space
March 27, 2024 - Whatever are the important things?
March 23, 2024 - Rambling about inspiration and dreams
March 19, 2024 - Recovering excitement for ideas
February 18, 2024 - Follow widely to write widely
February 14, 2024 - On following many blogs
January 25, 2024 - Discoverability and Visibility in the small web
January 21, 2024 - Ghibli Quest - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
January 17, 2024 - When a cold allows you to reevaluate the important things
January 15, 2024 - On ASCII games
January 12, 2024 - It is possible to create out of a place of sadness
2023
December 31, 2023 - There is no sense in making something without a soul
December 25, 2023 - On the woes of holiday small talk
December 23, 2023 - Talent feeds on persistence
December 20, 2023 - Technology should enhance humans, not replace them
December 16, 2023 - The Asphirinx
December 15, 2023 - Who am I writing for
December 13, 2023 - Nature of a short story
December 11, 2023 - Sweet spring water
December 10, 2023 - Reviving lost connections
December 9, 2023 - Master of disguise
December 7, 2023 - Crocheting Adventures
December 2, 2023 - It's hard to enjoy things when you compare yourself with others
November 30, 2023 - Finding your voice and setting goals
November 28, 2023 - Looking forward to Advent of Code 2023
November 25, 2023 - Good things come when one stops trying
November 24, 2023 - Shame in Writing
November 22, 2023 - Inside Out and honesty in writing
November 21, 2023 - Checking out Niel Gaiman's writing course
November 19, 2023 - Falling into the numbers game
November 18, 2023 - Morning pages
November 11, 2023 - What makes the sun shine?
November 8, 2023 - Have you looked at the moon tonight?
November 6, 2023 - Sometimes there's just no right choice
November 4, 2023 - Hello nice to meet you, what do you do for a living
November 3, 2023 - "Unselfing Social" by Maria Popova
November 2, 2023 - On being frustrated with visiting family
October 31, 2023 - The flower doesn’t go from bud to blossom in one spritely burst
October 30, 2023 - A no-nonsense recipe for cold brew
October 28, 2023 - Hunting a Mammoth
October 27, 2023 - "The Weighing" by Jane Hirshfield
October 24, 2023 - On the need to feel productive
October 22, 2023 - For the love of walking
October 21, 2023 - The raven-haired girl
October 18, 2023 - Deconstructing a mental moat
October 13, 2023 - On work journaling and authentic writing
October 10, 2023 - Finding my own feet
October 6, 2023 - Introduction
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