Anyone who puts on a crown, even if only as an experiment, will end up looking for a kingdom.
~Frankenstein in Baghdad, Ahmed Saadawi
Musings

How to Write a Compelling Speaker Pitch
Some unsolicited advice for those pitching to speak at events and conferences.
Read more "How to Write a Compelling Speaker Pitch"i want you
~Modern Locket, Shy Watson (2021)
to succumb to
human circumstance
for me

Bad at guessing
Issue 37 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Why our estimates of minority groups are really so skewed; Baobab trees; Ukrainian stamp designs; and how Saturn got its rings.
Read more "Bad at guessing"Grief is a house with no windows or doors and no way of telling the time.
~Sisters, Daisy Johnson

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end…
Issue 36 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Song lyrics; fat girls on film; opposites don’t attract; and a visual representation of my personality.
Read more "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end…"The illusion of safety was an invention of the West.
~Build Your House Around My Body, Violet Kupersmith

Speaking its name will summon it
Issue 35 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. An awful lot about the etymology of the word “bear”; the sexist mythology that has been baked into biology; and the vibrant work of Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko.
Read more "Speaking its name will summon it"I saw you, as if in the middle of a sentence…
From Out of Some Other Paradise by Alex Dimitrov (2017)

Why false information stays stuck in our brains…
Issue 34 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Insights into how our brains process information, Monterey Bay’s otherworldly creatures, a letter from Vincent van Gogh, and photorealistic portraits of cartoon characters
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