Pen, Book and Garden: Notes from Linnesby

On dreams, being devastated by stories, and imagining the future (part 2)

"Pather Panchali," "Dr. Zhivago," "The Buried Giant," "A Time for Everything," and more

Jan 30 • 

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On dreams, being devastated by stories, and imagining the future (part 1)

"Pather Panchali," "Dr. Zhivago," "The Buried Giant," "A Time for Everything," and more

Jan 10 • 

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December 2024

Winters in Bolinas

In my memory, winter wasn’t a distinct season in Bolinas.

Dec 19, 2024 • 

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October 2024

Indulgence is not the same as care

Care is bigger. Care is what you give to someone who matters.

Oct 28, 2024 • 

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September 2024

While Riding on a Train Going West

Diary of a trip from Massachusetts to California

Sep 30, 2024 • 

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Milosz in California

On a poet, exile, and being a serious person

Sep 24, 2024 • 

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August 2024

People's lives

On two people who lived their own ways in small villages, decades and continents apart

Aug 14, 2024 • 

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Being here

On staying in and dropping out. Includes references to novels by Stig Claesson, Bodil Malmsten, and Claire-Louise Bennett.

Aug 8, 2024 • 

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July 2024

Recommendations (updated)

Some other Substack publications I enjoy

Jul 25, 2024 • 

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To live deliberately

On embodiment and abstraction. With references to H.D. Thoreau, W.H. Auden, E.M. Forster, Bodil Malmsten and Claire-Louise Bennett, among others.

Jul 15, 2024 • 

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June 2024

Addendum to Bolinas Sunrises and Solstices

Memories of a hippie childhood

Jun 25, 2024 • 

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Bolinas Sunrises and Solstices

Memories of a hippie childhood

Jun 20, 2024 • 

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