{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Soulcruzer","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/soulcruzer","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"37800","username":"soulcruzer","bio":"Hi, I'm Clay, I'm an indie podcaster and microblogger. 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This morning, after waking, I looked towards the bedroom mirror at the back and saw the full moon again, bright in the glass. I don’t need the moon to issue instructions. I’ve spent enough years around symbols to know that ... 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Whatever we cannot consciously own tends to run us from behind the curtain. We condemn it in other people. We are secretly fascinated by it. We keep meeting it in the same arguments, the same ... 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My experience has been when you stop performing and stop conforming, a 31-day blogging challenge turns out to be surprisingly easy. You step out of the paralyzing effect of perfection and focus on staying in conversation with your own expe...","url":"https://www.soulcruzer.com/notes/83c466fd28/","date_published":"2026-07-28T12:23:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 12:23","date_timestamp":1785241413,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94797751","content_html":"<p>The church that wasn’t there <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://www.soulcruzer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/front-church-1024x770.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"St Andrew's Church\"> : <a href=\"https://www.soulcruzer.com/the-church-that-wasnt-there/\">soulcruzer.com</a></p>","summary":"I arrived in Worcester with time to spare before a family lunch. 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I just coat in olive oil and season with sea salt, corrinder, and paprika and then roast.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/soulcruzer/12093628","date_published":"2021-10-25T20:57:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-10-25 20:57","date_timestamp":1635195430,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12091905","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/cliffordbeshers\">@cliffordbeshers</a> I tried a different recipe this year. I was pleased with the results. 😋</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/soulcruzer/12091905","date_published":"2021-10-25T09:54:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-10-25 09:54","date_timestamp":1635155689,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12089613","content_html":"<p>@ptrck Ah yes, one of the joys of pumpkin season.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/soulcruzer/12089613","date_published":"2021-10-24T18:44:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-10-24 18:44","date_timestamp":1635101097,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12089283","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jaheppler\">@jaheppler</a> looks bountiful. Well done.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/soulcruzer/12089283","date_published":"2021-10-24T16:08:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-10-24 16:08","date_timestamp":1635091691,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12089281","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/DazeEnd\">@DazeEnd</a> wow, that’s interesting. Do they belong to a local farm? Or are they just plain wild?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/soulcruzer/12089281","date_published":"2021-10-24T16:06:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-10-24 16:06","date_timestamp":1635091575,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11979981","content_html":"<p>@jasraj good job getting the vlog out there.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/soulcruzer/11979981","date_published":"2021-09-24T23:33:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Soulcruzer","url":"http://www.soulcruzer.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F12f2ed4cb202a23d60705a3313634643%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"soulcruzer"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-09-24 23:33","date_timestamp":1632526397,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}