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The pistachio variegations

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The pistachio variegations

Back in California, dreaming of gelato. Also: PRONK notebooks!

22 Oct 2025
California

California

The tentative, rough beginnings of a poem about being back.

22 Oct 2025
ruins, remnants

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ruins, remnants

[fragments from Rome]

21 Oct 2025
Baking granola

Baking granola

(A poem.)

14 Oct 2025
Amalfi shimmers

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Amalfi shimmers

like the past tense, like a rumour no one is quite willing to debunk.

11 Oct 2025
ευχαριστώ, Athens

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ευχαριστώ, Athens

What is left behind. What is longed for. What – maybe one day – I'll return to.

08 Oct 2025
echoes of sun on water

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echoes of sun on water

In a gallery. On a boat. A year apart.

22 Sep 2025
familiar blues

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familiar blues

Swimming in the same places, through similar feelings.

19 Sep 2025
Bringing books back from the dead

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Bringing books back from the dead

In this issue: a celebration of recent reprints, opportunities to encounter "The President" in the wild, and a handful of recs.

01 Sep 2025
“It makes me have zero regrets about not completing my PhD.”

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“It makes me have zero regrets about not completing my PhD.”

An interview with Brendan McHugh about the collaborative effort to bring "The Butch Manual" back into print.

26 Aug 2025
A swimming-pool pilgrimage

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A swimming-pool pilgrimage

On a road trip, paying homage to swimming spots, in late-summer California.

13 Aug 2025
Taking care of ghosts

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Taking care of ghosts

When grief is like marine layer (and: slowing down in urgent times).

02 Jul 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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