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new essay: HE WHO DOESN'T KNOW SAYS, 'LENTILS -- BALCKWELL ROUND-UP 2024 -- a "round-up" of unfinished fragments from throughout the year, with additional commentary

new essay: WHAT'S THE POINT OF LIKING MUSIC? -- about how one creates a "self" both online and in person

new story: FROM THE JOURNALS OF A MAN NAMED PAUL -- "I find that I must say it, despite not believing myself when I do: I still love you."

new essay: THE SIX-MINUTE MILE -- a strategy for being bored at work

new essay: AND I WAS THE MONKEY KING -- in three parts: 1) BEING DEPRESSED WHILE FEELING GOOD; 2) REGARDING THE VIDEO GAME SUPER MARIO 64; 3) I WANNA LIVE AS A MONKEY KING

new essay: ON THE ROAD TO NEKOMACHI

the idea of overly-familiar routes becoming internalized as extensions of our boundaries that make up "inside" is very thought-provoking, especially as someone who is prone to resigning to rigid routines and aversion to unfamiliarity. nice piece!

new essay: RAINICHI 2023 #001 PROLOGUE -- including special addendum "on being one year removed from the day when i flew very high in the air and landed in tokyo, japan"

NEWS UPDATE: my novel ONLY IN DREAMS is now available for free on itch.io

new essay: PROBLEMS & PROVERBS IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES -- on the challenges facing a newly prairified man, and the wisdom he uses to overcome them