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About Sybil Johnson, Thoughts, and Language
Summer is here, and I am finally applying what powers of focus I have toward finishing my first revision of the first draft of my first novel, The Ghost of Canard University. It has been just about a year since I began working on this story in earnest, and I would certainly be further along Continue reading
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Juneteenth
The other day, I was picking my wife up from work at the library. I arrived on the periphery of her conversation with a coworker, who was exasperated by a recent interaction with a patron. This patron was a person I have never knowingly laid eyes upon, but I understand her to be a white Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 3: C
Welcome back to my new weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, Continue reading
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No Kings
The President is attempting a military occupation of Los Angeles; his secretary of Homeland Security is calling it a “liberation” from their duly elected mayor and governor. Her goons put handcuffs on a United States Senator and wrestled him to the ground for daring to confront her with questions. I understand the President’s poll numbers Continue reading
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Secret of Final Trigger
The advance of years has altered my relationship to video games; once as dedicated to keeping abreast of the latest developments as any enthusiastic youngster, my interest in the “industry” of games has moderated to the point where most of my time with this hobby is spent on retro experiences: old games, and newer games Continue reading
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Ten songs by Brian Wilson and/or The Beach Boys
I have often thought about how I would memorialize Brian Wilson, who touched my heart with his songs and taught me much of what I know about art and music, on the day he passed away. Ever since his dementia diagnosis was made public last year, I assumed this day would come sooner rather than Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 2: B
Welcome back to my new weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, Continue reading
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Two recent poems
It’s a package deal. Rituals of the mind Confessions, fantasies, and wishesscrawled on composition paper,stuffed in closets,contemplated,venerated,read and read and readwith eyes and hands,in a burning tankobliterated,ashes leaping from the coalsthat glow beneath the wind,obscenities erased,the words obliquelycommemorated. Enough already Whatever, write a poemabout the phonies dancingempty steps, pretendingplastic lasts forever;they’re never going to stopand Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 1: A
Introducing a new weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an exposure Continue reading
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I broke my Duolingo streak on purpose.
¿Por qué? It’s kind of complicated, actually. The short answer is “I hate their policy related to AI.” But you should understand my personal context. My Duolingo streak was, until Friday, something like 1575 days. I could check the exact number, but I also deleted the app from my phone, so it would be a Continue reading
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