Getting my hands dirty
Quick and dirty thoughts on the goods thing about doing things you’re not good at.
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Musings
“To be alive means full body contact with the absurd.”
~Fight Night, Miriam Toews
A rebel without a clause
Issue 38 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. How to write a compelling speaker pitch; an essay in defence of the em dash; and cherry blossoms straight out of a Pixar movie.
Read more "A rebel without a clause"Anyone who puts on a crown, even if only as an experiment, will end up looking for a kingdom.
~Frankenstein in Baghdad, Ahmed Saadawi
How to Write a Compelling Speaker Pitch
Some unsolicited advice for those pitching to speak at events and conferences.
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~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