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Somewhere Good

A monthly packet of random thoughts. No idea where I'm going, but it'll be somewhere good.

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  1. Issue · Aug 29, 2026

    My younger self would love me (opens the original)

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    One of the many tasks that stands between me and leaving the country in a few weeks is cleaning house. I still have a lot of old toys, clothes, and books from my childhood that my parents have held onto, and, since it’s uncertain when I’ll return, and since I am currently funemployed, I’ve decided to brave the pile and dive in. It’s an incredibly bizarre feeling to touch objects that you remember so clearly but haven’t seen or thought about in years. And it’s odd how hit-or-miss the memories are

  2. Issue · Jul 31, 2026

    On clouds and light (opens the original)

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    The Scottish Gaelic word rubha means a point, promontory, or headland. A bony finger of rock pointed out to sea. Don’t say it like I’ve been saying it this entire time on Skye. It’s “roo-uh,” the B silent. At least according to this little booklet I picked up at Leakey’s Bookshop in Inverness. And while you’re at it, it’s worth noting that Gaelic isn’t “GAY-lick,” either, like I heard growing up in America. It’s softer, “GAH-lick.” Like the sound of wind slipping over a slope. All the signs on S

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