HeyJaredMissives From An Island
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Life Moments Captured in Bottles (opens the original)
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At the beginning of September, I gave a talk on how time can be imagined as a substance in fiction rather than a quantity or a means to enable time-travel (eg, what if time could be stored in a bottle). Ever since I’ve been thinking what else would I like to keep in a bottle, preserved, sipped from time to time and enjoy the feeling of when needed.Thanks for reading Missives From An Island! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<form class="subscription-widget-su
What to Read Next? (opens the original)
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Hello,At the beginning of each year, my wife and I go to a bookstore, and use all the book tokens and money we’ve saved up in the previous year and splurge on books. It’s the best way to start a year. Throughout the year, we pick up many pre-loved books, but those tend to be older books. Pre-Covid, mostly. But that year start splurge is focused on more contemporary books, released in the last year or so, ones we are super curious about. It’s gone on for so long, we’ve had to buy a whole new book
My Father was Right (opens the original)
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My father was right — words my inner teenager never thought he’d say.Let me tell you a quick story:When I was studying engineering, my father always commented on the fact that I used calculators. He’d be the first person to express his displeasure. I’d seen him calculate huge sums right at his finger tips but I often pulled out a calculator. He kept telling me that I should be able to calculate instantly in my head but as any rebellious teenager I scoffed at him saying why do I need to when the
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