Archive - Personal Papers

I think of this newsletter like a rag tree, where with each issue I place thoughts for devotional consideration - like pleas or invocations for good…

Jun 4 •

May 2024

Magic in the Cabin

A magical photo appears. Continuing the Riffing on Eternity series from Platonic notes. Philosophy is not conceptual. We sail long past our tiny single…

May 21 •

Hello dear friends and new subscribers,

May 12 •

March 2024

As we nose forward in our fiberglass canoes, the ovoids on the surface of the water speak their truth. The same ovoids are seen on the surface of the…

Mar 14 •

January 2024

Back to writing, Druid Heights, Moy Mell and the Dunes, Ella Young and counterculture. Following along on this exploration showed me that Ella’s spell…

Jan 26 •

December 2023

Imagining Solstice

Hello dear friends, I’m catching up on the season with a playful solstice greeting for you - imagining gatherings of the wise celebrating this year’s…

Dec 21, 2023 •

November 2023

One Thing at a Time

Crones at Moy Mell, new invisible constellations, Orphic Hymn to Heaven. Working on bringing out a new viewpoint, I wait, flattened, while words hide…

Nov 27, 2023 •

October 2023

Inside - a bit of Platonic reflection, Illustrated Hymn to Night, a look at an Afro-Cuban kitchen, and a special for annual subscribers.Tragic world…

Oct 16, 2023 •

September 2023

Turn On the Lights

Hello dear friends near and far,

Sep 27, 2023 •

Living Crystalline Universe

It seems that with the inspiration of Platonism an entire world of imagery has been sparked up, and I’m delighted to be living in this crystalline…

Sep 21, 2023 •

Hilma on book night, Scandinavian ancestors, good enough for jazz, and a poem. Time to go outside and walk every day, noting all the shifts in the air…

Sep 12, 2023 •

August 2023

Quietly Celebrating

Dear friends and readers all, Welcome to my modest and quiet celebration of four years of Personal Papers! Thanks for being here, take one of the plums…

Aug 29, 2023 •

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