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“The label wouldn’t exist if I hadn’t moved to San Francisco.”

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“The label wouldn’t exist if I hadn’t moved to San Francisco.”

An interview with Josh Cheon, owner of the San Francisco-based indy record label and publisher Dark Entries.

09 Feb 2026
a Sea Point pilgrimage

field notes

a Sea Point pilgrimage

It's wonderful to be back.

30 Jan 2026
California flaunts herself

field notes

California flaunts herself

Goodbye (for now) to the Golden State.

18 Jan 2026
the last days

field notes

the last days

Inside a soft, smothering storm.

04 Jan 2026
back at the ranch

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back at the ranch

The Sea Ranch between storms.

28 Dec 2025
Daffodils in December

Daffodils in December

A yellow Christmas? No thanks.

20 Dec 2025
around town

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around town

Scenes from San Francisco.

20 Dec 2025
winter in Los Angeles

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winter in Los Angeles

Sun. Yum.

10 Dec 2025
“Those poems will live forever”

conversations

“Those poems will live forever”

An interview with the poet Kevin Bertolero, publisher of the gay poetry journal "& Change".

10 Dec 2025
hills like islands

field notes

hills like islands

California from the window seat.

08 Dec 2025
a flâneur in San Francisco

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a flâneur in San Francisco

Scenes from strolls around town.

27 Nov 2025
Diving into print

dispatches

Diving into print

Cyanotypes. Zine-making. Greek publications!

17 Nov 2025
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a swimming pool library

A selection of things worth diving into. Edited by the California-based novelist Xander Beattie.

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