{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Writing Slowly","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/writingslowly","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"4028","username":"writingslowly","bio":"My name’s Richard. I live in Sydney, on the traditional land of Bidjigal people of the Eora nation. Here I write about writing and reading (and what I do when I'm not writing or reading).\n\nI'm writing slowly but may at some point speed up.\n \nConnect with me on micro.blog or at Mastodon @aus.social@writingslowly. On Reddit, I'm @atomicnotes.\n","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":233,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/4028.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"99087215","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>💬 “We seek to preserve peace by fighting a war, or to advance freedom by subsidizing dictatorships, or to ‘win the hearts and minds of the people’ by poisoning their crops and burning their villages and confining them in concentration camps; we seek to uphold the ’truth’ of our cause with lies, or to answer conscientious dissent with threats and slurs and intimidations… I can no longer imagine a war that I would believe to be either useful or necessary. I would be against any war.”  – Wendell Berry, <em>The Long-Legged House.</em> (1969). p. 80.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Still true 😞</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/12/we-seek-to-preserve-peace.html","date_published":"2026-10-12T11:10:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-12 11:10","date_timestamp":1791803421,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117427630338125882","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mxoezv6c6t2z"]}},{"id":"99086835","content_html":"<p>I’ve been enjoying these <em>Meisho-zue</em> (名所図会) <a href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20240710175305/https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100652043\">prints</a> from late 1700s Japan. They depict temples and other ‘famous places’, for pilgrims and armchair travelers. Notably they’re from the <em>Shinbutsu-shūgō</em> era (神仏習合), prior to 1868, when Buddhist and Shinto places of worship were still integrated.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uploads.micro.blog%2F97469%2F2026%2Fkotaiji-amida-dera-original-m.jpg\" alt=\"A traditional Japanese ink drawing depicts a detailed mountainous landscape with labeled temples, buildings, trees, and pathways.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/12/ive-been-enjoying-these-meishozue.html","date_published":"2026-10-12T11:01:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-12 11:01","date_timestamp":1791802878,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117427594960661057","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mxoejtfja22c"]}},{"id":"98855044","content_html":"<p>Built-in support for the ‘Web of Markdown’? <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/08/builtin-support-for-the-web.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/08/builtin-support-for-the-web.html","date_published":"2026-10-08T06:03:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-08 06:03","date_timestamp":1791439404,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117403774245039839","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mxdrzfrgwu22"]}},{"id":"98717160","content_html":"<p>A song from Canada you might enjoy: 🎵<a href=\"https://youtu.be/zYj-R2AXzVs\">Goûtons du plaisir</a>, from the album <a href=\"https://genticorum.bandcamp.com/album/au-coeur-de-laube\">Au Coeur de l’Aube</a> by Genticorum.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/06/a-song-from-canada-you.html","date_published":"2026-10-05T21:20:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-05 21:20","date_timestamp":1791235236,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117390393826277319","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mx5tupgm3r2i"]}},{"id":"98716262","content_html":"<p>🎙️Why is everyone going to Japan?</p>\n<p>That’s the question addressed by an episode of the <a href=\"https://www.searchengine.show/whys-everybody-going-to-japan/\">Search Engine</a> podcast.</p>\n<p>By ’everyone’, they implicitly mean Americans, which is odd since most visitors to Japan come from China. Still, it’s a very interesting discussion.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/06/why-is-everyone-going-to.html","date_published":"2026-10-05T20:52:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-05 20:52","date_timestamp":1791233573,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117390287346787903","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mx5sebjoya2a"]}},{"id":"98712690","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/technogeek75\">@technogeek75</a> hi there, thanks for reading &amp; thanks for letting me know – fixed now.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/98712690","date_published":"2026-10-05T19:29:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-05 19:29","date_timestamp":1791228579,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98699602","content_html":"<p>Can you make tamagoyaki? <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2026/japanese-omelette-pan.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A rectangular black frying pan, or makiyakinabe, with a wooden handle is placed on a wooden surface next to two whole garlic bulbs and a small bowl containing chili flakes with a metal spoon.\"><img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2026/hiroshige-ogiya-at-oji.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A traditional Japanese scene depicts people engaging in activities along a riverbank with trees and buildings in the background, one of which is the Ōgiya restaurant.\"> : <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/06/can-you-make-tamagoyaki.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/06/can-you-make-tamagoyaki.html","date_published":"2026-10-05T14:56:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-05 14:56","date_timestamp":1791212186,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117388883638385557","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mx56fygrcq2p"]}},{"id":"98694545","content_html":"<p>What I'm writing in October 2026: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/05/what-im-writing-in-october.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/05/what-im-writing-in-october.html","date_published":"2026-10-05T13:15:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-05 13:15","date_timestamp":1791206126,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117388486368983671","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mx4yrck5zd2z"]}},{"id":"98680460","content_html":"<p>Apocaloptimism, is that even a word? <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2026/what-purpose-do-i-have.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A hand-painted journal page shows a person with glasses and a thought bubble asking, What purpose do I have??? surrounded by abstract shapes and colors.\"> : <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/05/apocaloptimism-is-that-even-a.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/05/apocaloptimism-is-that-even-a.html","date_published":"2026-10-05T07:25:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-05 07:25","date_timestamp":1791185136,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://aus.social/@writingslowly/117387110621289384","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mx4fa4fbl32a"]}},{"id":"98663881","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://ewancroft.uk\">@ewancroft.uk</a> Extremist ethnic nationalism seeks to naturalise power by appeal to emotive categories. Having the power to say who’s in and who’s out is made to seem legitimate when it’s arbitrary. In attempts to tell others where they’re “really from”, arbitrary power is the main point, not geography or culture.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mx3ef5sbak2m","date_published":"2026-10-04T21:38:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-04 21:38","date_timestamp":1791149911,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98621745","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bobdoto@pkm.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@bobdoto</a></span> thanks - it’s an experiment, but so far so good</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/98621745","date_published":"2026-10-04T00:43:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-04 00:43","date_timestamp":1791074595,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98621734","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/halfgrosser@mastodon.ml\" class=\"u-url mention\">@halfgrosser</a></span> thanks - glad to hear this</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/98621734","date_published":"2026-10-04T00:42:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-04 00:42","date_timestamp":1791074559,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98573080","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ridwan\">@ridwan</a> TIL <a href=\"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-02/bluebottles-the-size-of-a-fist-jellyfish-on-beach-gold-coast/107221792\">there’s a bluebottle species three times the size of this one</a>. Yikes!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/98573080","date_published":"2026-10-03T00:41:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-03 00:41","date_timestamp":1790988089,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98549482","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bobdoto.bsky.social\">@bobdoto.bsky.social</a> Yes, they were far apart on this. Habernas saw misunderstanding as a failure of communication, whereas Luhmann saw it as inevitable and generative.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mwvnqhr7dk2p","date_published":"2026-10-02T15:09:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-02 15:09","date_timestamp":1790953796,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98543860","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bobdoto.bsky.social\">@bobdoto.bsky.social</a> Luhmann contested Habermas’s theories of communication and knowing a little of Habermas makes Luhmann’s position clearer. Unfortunately if anyone’s harder to understand than Luhmann, it’s Habermas. 🫨 Gorm Harste’s book, The Habermas-Luhmann Debate (2021) is the last word, for now.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mwvi4vrgu223","date_published":"2026-10-02T13:29:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-02 13:29","date_timestamp":1790947771,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98535590","content_html":"<p>Now you can listen to Writing Slowly: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/02/now-you-can-listen-to.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/10/02/now-you-can-listen-to.html","date_published":"2026-10-02T10:15:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-02 10:15","date_timestamp":1790936130,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":true,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117370791696036132","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mwv5copo462e"],"audio":{"url":"https://writingslowly.com/uploads/2026/7dcc3fdc7d.m4a","duration_seconds":151,"duration_display":"00:02:31"}}},{"id":"98479507","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://lbflyawayhome.bsky.social\">@lbflyawayhome.bsky.social</a> Castell Dinas Bran (Crow Castle) is in the centre of the image. I used to climb it as a child and cycle the whole area as a teenager. Feeling a bit homesick to see this.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mwspwnn7sk2v","date_published":"2026-10-01T11:11:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 11:11","date_timestamp":1790853072,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98474426","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> This is a really great new feature! I tried it. I’m hooked. Thanks as ever</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/98474426","date_published":"2026-10-01T09:23:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 09:23","date_timestamp":1790846593,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98474371","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/davespriggs\">@davespriggs</a> I agree! It’s interesting how these evolve over time. Game stores are way more popular now than they used to be, which is great to see. And where I live the public libraries are really cherished too. Then in Sydney we have the beaches - I just realised these are ‘third places’ too.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/98474371","date_published":"2026-10-01T09:21:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 09:21","date_timestamp":1790846478,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98293897","content_html":"<p>Some close, others open, but more and more, bookshops are becoming venues for live events, and thereby contributing to the knitting together of communities of literacy and ideas. What’s happening where you are?</p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/27/bookshops-in-sydney-hows-it.html\">Bookshops in Sydney: how’s it going?</a></p>\n<p>#BookShops #Sydney</p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/28/some-close-others-open-but.html","date_published":"2026-09-28T07:19:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-28 07:19","date_timestamp":1790579949,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117347459529947148","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mwkrqgmvhh25"]}},{"id":"98255384","content_html":"<p>Bookshops in Sydney. How's it going? <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2026/norton-street-bookshop-m.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A label for Norton Street Bookshop in Leichhardt, including an image of a woman reading while sitting beside a cat, is displayed on a book page.\"> : <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/27/bookshops-in-sydney-hows-it.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/27/bookshops-in-sydney-hows-it.html","date_published":"2026-09-27T11:55:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-27 11:55","date_timestamp":1790510137,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":true,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117342874255884700","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mwiqlcb4372z"],"audio":{"url":"https://writingslowly.com/uploads/2026/e259467da0.m4a","duration_seconds":520,"duration_display":"00:08:40"}}},{"id":"98250150","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/roelio\">@roelio</a> That’s not an alien. <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/27/a-bluebottle-physalia-utriculus-washed.html\">This is an alien</a>.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/98250150","date_published":"2026-09-27T09:09:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-27 09:09","date_timestamp":1790500164,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98250122","content_html":"<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2026/bluebottle-physalia-utriculus-m.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<p>📷 <em>A bluebottle (Physalia utriculus), washed up on the beach.</em></p>\n<p>#photography #wildlife #Australia</p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/27/a-bluebottle-physalia-utriculus-washed.html","date_published":"2026-09-27T09:07:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-27 09:07","date_timestamp":1790500059,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117342215988444031","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mwih7xo3bg2z"]}},{"id":"98237572","content_html":"<p>Faint praise for categories: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/27/faint-praise-for-categories.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/27/faint-praise-for-categories.html","date_published":"2026-09-27T02:25:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-27 02:25","date_timestamp":1790475904,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":true,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117340631911469813","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mwhqpmdtbr2r"],"audio":{"url":"https://writingslowly.com/uploads/2026/eb351679f1.m4a","duration_seconds":207,"duration_display":"00:03:27"}}},{"id":"97999296","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ablerism\">@ablerism</a> this is a great idea!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97999296","date_published":"2026-09-22T23:50:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 23:50","date_timestamp":1790121020,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97996553","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/writingslowly\">@writingslowly</a> maybe it worked!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97996553","date_published":"2026-09-22T22:10:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 22:10","date_timestamp":1790115019,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97996462","content_html":"<p>OK, taking a deep breath, I’m updating the website to a more recent version of Hugo. Wish me luck…</p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/23/ok-taking-a-deep-breath.html","date_published":"2026-09-22T22:07:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 22:07","date_timestamp":1790114827,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117316966196457699","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mw5afnhil42n"]}},{"id":"97996299","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/alpower\">@alpower</a> it isn’t random or about distraction. Renaming lakes/arts centers/AI has the form of a classic mafia loyalty test. He’s exploring <em>who</em> has limits. Set an absurd, demeaning small task, to learn who’ll accept the subsequent steps. Watch who kisses the ring and push them further.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97996299","date_published":"2026-09-22T22:03:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 22:03","date_timestamp":1790114596,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97947171","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/microadrian\">@microadrian</a> yes it’s interesting that Star Trek could get it right all those years ago.<br>\nI’m also reminded of the denouement in the movie <em>Her</em>, where the guy suddenly realises the AI was massively multitasking on what he thought was their uniquely intimate relationship. The let-down was immense.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97947171","date_published":"2026-09-22T02:37:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 02:37","date_timestamp":1790044662,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97937065","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/microadrian\">@microadrian</a> 📝 <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2023/05/23/jules-verne-could.html\">Jules Verne could have told us AI is not a  real person</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97937065","date_published":"2026-09-21T21:50:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-21 21:50","date_timestamp":1790027432,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97927660","content_html":"<p>There is something you find interesting: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/22/there-is-something-you-find.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/22/there-is-something-you-find.html","date_published":"2026-09-21T18:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-21 18:00","date_timestamp":1790013600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117310333439049088","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mw2c5h46sd2l"]}},{"id":"97911715","content_html":"<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uploads.micro.blog%2F97469%2F2026%2Fillawarra-ocean-fishing-m.jpg\" alt=\"Three people are fishing on a rocky shore as large waves crash dramatically in front of them.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<p>📷 Facing the wave.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/21/facing-the-wave.html","date_published":"2026-09-21T12:00:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-21 12:00","date_timestamp":1789992036,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117308918786462932","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mvzo254bou2n"]}},{"id":"97911433","content_html":"<p>A matrix-like shower of numbers, text, esoteric syntax, and witty repartee: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/21/a-matrixlike-shower-of-numbers.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/21/a-matrixlike-shower-of-numbers.html","date_published":"2026-09-21T11:53:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-21 11:53","date_timestamp":1789991618,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117308896265377021","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mvznpwaig52u"]}},{"id":"97895278","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/marick@mstdn.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@marick</a></span> <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2024/02/26/yes-we-can.html\">First they make you a hero, then they make you burn out</a> — but then it doesn’t look like &lt;all of this&gt; is going to fix itself so thanks for volunteering!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97895278","date_published":"2026-09-21T04:40:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-21 04:40","date_timestamp":1789965633,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97885720","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/marick@mstdn.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@marick</a></span> thanks — rebels like you help us imagine a better world</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97885720","date_published":"2026-09-20T23:19:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 23:19","date_timestamp":1789946345,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97885672","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/philipbrewer\">@philipbrewer</a> ha, I’d never tried that on my android phone — it only works with the number keyboard but now I’ll be doing it all the time</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97885672","date_published":"2026-09-20T23:17:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 23:17","date_timestamp":1789946225,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97862117","content_html":"<p>The consolations of literature: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/20/the-consolations-of-literature.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/20/the-consolations-of-literature.html","date_published":"2026-09-20T12:17:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 12:17","date_timestamp":1789906677,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":true,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117303324650652674","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mvx6k7xlz32c"],"audio":{"url":"https://writingslowly.com/uploads/2026/narration.m4a","duration_seconds":93,"duration_display":"00:01:33"}}},{"id":"97861641","content_html":"<p>Between the lines by Rachel Dioso-Villa <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2026/between-the-lines-s.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A display features hanging translucent fabric panels with watercolor portraits and handwritten text in various styles and colors.\"> : <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/20/between-the-lines-by-rachel.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/20/between-the-lines-by-rachel.html","date_published":"2026-09-20T12:06:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 12:06","date_timestamp":1789906014,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117303281972091532","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mvx5wt4j7m2u"]}},{"id":"97860447","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/writingslowly\">@writingslowly</a> oh, but there already is a keyboard shortcut for the em-dash: Shift + Option + Hyphen. I could try text replacement instead.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97860447","date_published":"2026-09-20T11:47:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 11:47","date_timestamp":1789904831,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97860242","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> that’s probably what the bots tell themselves – but still, as long as the em-dashes keep coming it’s all good!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97860242","date_published":"2026-09-20T11:42:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 11:42","date_timestamp":1789904534,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97860106","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hjalm\">@hjalm</a> turns out there are <a href=\"https://www.macobserver.com/tips/how-to/type-em-dash-and-en-dash-on-mac/\">five ways to type an em-dash on a Mac</a>. This is civilized!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97860106","date_published":"2026-09-20T11:37:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 11:37","date_timestamp":1789904251,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97859878","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/philipbrewer\">@philipbrewer</a> yeah, I still use two hyphens and sometimes it works.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97859878","date_published":"2026-09-20T11:28:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 11:28","date_timestamp":1789903725,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97859845","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bobdoto@pkm.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@bobdoto</a></span> thanks for your support. This is how we defeat the machines – by turning their own weapons against them.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97859845","date_published":"2026-09-20T11:27:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 11:27","date_timestamp":1789903665,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97859785","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/theTangentSpace@mathstodon.xyz\" class=\"u-url mention\">@theTangentSpace</a></span> ah, of course – learning to use Vim being a step too far, I should just create my own keyboard shortcut. Em-dash heaven!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/97859785","date_published":"2026-09-20T11:25:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 11:25","date_timestamp":1789903503,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97837654","content_html":"<p>Before the freak-out about em-dashes in AI-generated text I didn’t even know how to produce one. I’d just copy and paste them as needed. But since the Great Em-dash Emergency, I learned it’s quite easy, so now I use them <em>more</em>, not less. Anyone else own up to this experience? Is it proof we’re bots?</p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/20/before-the-freakout-about-emdashes.html","date_published":"2026-09-19T23:34:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-19 23:34","date_timestamp":1789860856,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117300324086576824","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mvvtvpeakt2q"]}},{"id":"97800321","content_html":"<p>Empty hands: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/19/empty-hands.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/19/empty-hands.html","date_published":"2026-09-19T06:10:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-19 06:10","date_timestamp":1789798246,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117296218660518310","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mvtzksq4ra2c"]}},{"id":"97722096","content_html":"<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uploads.micro.blog%2F97469%2F2026%2Fillawarra-coast-dusk-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" alt=\"A rocky shoreline extends into a foamy sea under a cloudy sky, with distant city lights and a few illuminated houses perched on a hill.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<p>📷 <em>The Illawarra coast at dusk</em></p>\n<p>#photography</p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/18/the-illawarra-coast-at-dusk.html","date_published":"2026-09-17T22:46:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-17 22:46","date_timestamp":1789685186,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117288809941653778","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mvqqbqjvgo2q"]}},{"id":"97599743","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>💬 “Let yourself go. Pull out from the depths those thoughts that you do not understand, and spread them out in the sunlight and know the meaning of them.” <br>\n― E.M. Forster, A Room with a View</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>While reading, I’m acutely aware of certain phrases and sentences that seem particularly significant. Struggling to articulate this significance is the development of taste.</p>\n<p>When I read something and think “that’s interesting”, I <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/03/09/some-urgent-notemaking-questions-find.html\">make a note</a> to record <em>why</em> I find it interesting. This is the way I expose shadowy intuition to the sun.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/16/let-yourself-go-pull-out.html","date_published":"2026-09-15T22:34:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-15 22:34","date_timestamp":1789511690,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117277439059373152","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mvloowq4vi2c"]}},{"id":"97546760","content_html":"<p>A death-knell for the Dewey System? <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/15/a-deathknell-for-the-dewey.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/15/a-deathknell-for-the-dewey.html","date_published":"2026-09-15T01:28:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-15 01:28","date_timestamp":1789435681,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117272457817195701","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mvjhvreef22c"]}},{"id":"97542636","content_html":"<p>I took part in the August '26 IndieWeb Book Club: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/15/i-took-part-in-the.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/15/i-took-part-in-the.html","date_published":"2026-09-15T00:07:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F4028.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"writingslowly"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-15 00:07","date_timestamp":1789430853,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Aus.social/@writingslowly/117272143079109259","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mvjdgrrsxy2e"]}}]}