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Stefano Mancuso | The Nation of Plants | March 2021 | 3,311 words (19 minutes) I am sure that many of the erudite readers of this little book know On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin inside and out. If there is someone who still has this gap in their education, you are urged to fill it without any further… Continue reading Why Bumblebees Love Cats and Other Beautiful Relationships
I took a social media vacation a few weeks back, and I have to say, it ended up being a good thing. I felt better, calmer and more at ease within a few days. I’m back now, I’m allowed to play once more, but I find I’m mostly staying away. The break allowed me to see social media and the person I am on it … Continue reading Updates: editing, renovating, and death.
I’m not big on anniversaries. My own, at any rate: I remember important ones that other people best not forget. Anxiety-extension: the fallout from other people’s screwups and potential screwups. I don’t like feeling other people’s pain when there’s an easy solution: keep them in my thoughts and on my calendar. I wish I weren’t responsible for the world. I quit smoking last summer. Six … Continue reading There’s strangeness afoot.
Man plans and God laughs. Isn’t that how it goes? And yet, despite knowing the truth of those words, the random zigs and zags of life continue to surprise me. I’m currently computer-free. This wasn’t a choice, like my decision to bail on social media for a spell. “Spell” is such a nice, nostalgic word. I’d still have my HP on my desk if it … Continue reading Slightly adrift.
From Famine to Feast 