I thought I’d lost it during a Wordpress migration gone awry, but after a few too many hours tinkering, my writing webpage is back & converted to a static site instead (thanks to the WP Fast Cache plugin). Will work at getting the code less bloated over the next while: jeffiswriting.ca
I hadn’t encountered Sanderson’s take back when it was making the rounds. I love it! Thanks to Cal Newport for the summary: calnewport.com/brandon-s…
I’ve been loving listening to Cory Doctorow’s podcast. I’ve enjoyed his novels previously, but thanks to Mark Hurst (HT-for-life) and an interview he did with Doctorow a little while ago, I’ve been getting into more of his non-fiction. I don’t agree with everything, but there’s a lot that inspires!
Finished reading: Attensity! by The Friends of Attention 📚 Powerful words and inspiring! The last chapter in particular was a home run. It is making me think about “attention” in completely new ways.
Finished reading: Affirming by Sally Gary 📚 I’ve read and really enjoyed a couple books by Sally’s wife, Karen Keen. Loved reading Sally’s story – beautifully written and very thought-provoking.
Finished reading: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 📚
Happy to have submitted my paper about the Brethren in Canada – I’ve loved diving deep into the history of this movement, but I am glad to have a bit of a break now (as is my family)!
Finished listening to a couple of great interviews on the consistently fantastic Techtonic with Mark Hurst on WFMU: Peter Schmidt on the book “Attensity!” and Noah McCormack from The Baffler: “We used to read things in this country”. Mark Hurst is a gift!
Working on an extremely niche history paper, but grateful for the handful of people who are as interested in the topic as I am!
Watched: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers🍿 in theatres last night – truly a masterpiece. I would love it if they showed it in theatres every year.