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Reflections on the Buffet
June 22, 2015
?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"? Dear Reader, This letter comes to you late. I typed it up as quickly as I could, trying to bust this one...
On Fireflies
June 14, 2015
?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"? Dear Reader, I'm keeping it short this week. Something bittersweet to stay away from talking more about...
On Found Purpose
June 8, 2015
?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"? Dear Reader, Even with a very busy schedule last week, I've found enough time to scrap together a piece...
On Frustration
May 31, 2015
?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"? Dear Reader, Sorry about the interruption last week. Perhaps having no email last week was a reminder...
The Friend-Date
May 17, 2015
?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"? Hello Dear Reader, It's been a busy week, and I really just wanted to draw something. Instead of the...
On Being True to Yourself
May 9, 2015
?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"? Dear Reader, This essay came about because I really felt I had to talk about this. It's been bugging me...
On Mind Wandering
May 3, 2015
?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?On Mind Wandering Kids and Boredom The other day, during dinner with my friend Jon, we were discussing...
On Endings and Beginnings
April 27, 2015
Dear Reader, I almost didn't make it. I had this draft finished on Saturday, but didn't revise it yesterday. It's still not in a "complete" form as I would...
On Cryptography
April 19, 2015
Dear Reader, As I'm in a hotel room with my two friends, one of whom is recovering from surgery, I have been typing out this lengthy letter. It's about...
On Schedules
April 12, 2015
Hi everyone, No essay this week. I know, bummer. Sometimes life gets the best of you. Instead, I present two essays that I absolutely love and having been...
On Weight
April 5, 2015
Hi Dear Reader, I present the first part in what I hope will be a three-part series. This one is about weight. The next one will be about food. And the last...
On Names
March 29, 2015
Dear Reader, Here's a rather short essay. It came from a larger essay I started writing, but realized the focus was too large. Sometimes we have to narrow...
On An Open Dialogue
March 22, 2015
Hello Dear Reader, A few links for you to check out. 30 Species. 30 Pieces. 1 Fragmented Survival. Created with CSS polygons. Absolutely gorgeous interactive...
On The Power of Letters
March 15, 2015
Hello Dear Reader, Two piece of writing you should read this week. Someone last week asked me how I was able to juggle many projects. It's been a common...
On Rejection
March 8, 2015
Hello Dear Reader, I'm pretty beat this weekend. I barely finished this week's essay. I was debating whether or not to add a last section to tie it all up,...
On Caltrain Suicides
March 1, 2015
Dear Reader, Hello. Welcome to March. Today, I'm writing about Caltrain suicides. Caltrain is our train service here on the peninsula of the Bay Area. To...
On Enough
February 23, 2015
Hi everyone, Today's a quick letter. It's two poems I hastily wrote in hopes that I might make a point across. One is about someone who sees things in...
On Getting Past "No"
February 12, 2015
Dear reader, Hope everyone's President's Day is going well! I want to give a huge shoutout to @helin_s for helping edit this week's piece. If you or someone...
On Book Recommendations & Funerals
February 8, 2015
Hi everyone, I have a double feature today. The first essay is a list of books that I've been influenced by. The second essay is a short piece on my recent...
On The Stranger
January 31, 2015
Hello all you lovely people, This week's letter is one I've been trying to write for some time because this person means the world to me, even though we only...
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