{"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":225,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Writing Slowly","url":"http://www.writingslowly.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/4028.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"97031380","content_html":"<p>“He’s like Jesus with a plow, and we’ve gotta walk beside him with our hands on that plow if we’re going to learn anything from him.”.</p>\n<p>An apprenticeship in writing, with Wendell Berry. | <a href=\"https://writingteacher.substack.com/p/what-wendell-berry-taught-me-about\">Substack</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/06/hes-like-jesus-with-a.html","date_published":"2026-09-05T22:23:53+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":"22:23","date_timestamp":1788647033,"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/117220772741364321","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3musjfx5gyv2c"]}},{"id":"96971677","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> you keep making surprising improvements - surprising because I didn’t realise it <em>could</em> be improved in that way. Recent changes to the bookshelves is an example.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/96971677","date_published":"2026-09-04T19:55:29+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":"2026-09-04 19:55","date_timestamp":1788551729,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97008044","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://umraphael.bsky.social\">@umraphael.bsky.social</a> Você pode se interessar por este artigo sobre as anotações de Didi-Huberman: writingslowly.com/2025/03/20/t…</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3muowyrkd4k2c","date_published":"2026-09-04T12:16:37+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":"2026-09-04 12:16","date_timestamp":1788524197,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96814998","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/alerque@mastodon.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@alerque</a></span> that’s the precise trick. The mafia don deliberately picks tasks it’s slightly hard to object to. Lakes, gulfs and performing arts centers should just be renamed, right? That’s the rules. But the goal is displays of abject loyalty, taking advantage of people’s obedience.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/96814998","date_published":"2026-09-02T08:37:42+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":"2026-09-02 08:37","date_timestamp":1788338262,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96791959","content_html":"<p>‘Renaming Lake Ontario’ has the form of a classic mafia loyalty test. The Don sets an absurd, demeaning small task, to learn who’ll accept the subsequent steps. Google keeps passing. They don’t know their boundaries, which for a leading map-making company is ironic.</p>\n<p>#Tech #TechEthics #Cartography</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/02/renaming-lake-ontario-has-the.html","date_published":"2026-09-01T22:35:47+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":"2026-09-01 22:35","date_timestamp":1788302147,"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/117198170241182398","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3muii7izjvf2u"]}},{"id":"96732307","content_html":"<p>There's only make: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/01/theres-only-make.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/09/01/theres-only-make.html","date_published":"2026-08-31T22:38:18+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":"2026-08-31 22:38","date_timestamp":1788215898,"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/117192518176646001","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mufxvffzvw26"]}},{"id":"96486795","content_html":"<p>Thinking about the late <a href=\"https://yayoi-kusama.jp/en/news4518/\">Yayoi Kusama</a> today. We remembered our visit to the art gallery in her home town of <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2025/11/06/from-the-top-of-the.html\">Matsumoto</a> where we were moved to tears.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2026/kusama-matsumoto-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" alt=\"A narrow modern hallway with glass railings leads to a wall displaying text about Yayoi Kusama's exhibition in both Japanese and English.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<p>#YayoiKusama #JapaneseArt</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/27/thinking-about-the-late-yayoi.html","date_published":"2026-08-27T12:12:44+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":"2026-08-27 12:12","date_timestamp":1787832764,"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/117167413362844450","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mu2t4wa5al2x"]}},{"id":"96480767","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://rupertread.bsky.social\">@rupertread.bsky.social</a> What we can learn from past civilisational collapses and what we <em>will</em> learn seem like two very different things. Also, ‘we’ is doing a lot of work here.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mu2iuzdfhc24","date_published":"2026-08-27T09:10:44+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":"2026-08-27 09:10","date_timestamp":1787821844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96414676","content_html":"<p>Thoughts on The Mulai, a novel by Munir Hachemi: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/26/thoughts-on-the-mulai-a.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/26/thoughts-on-the-mulai-a.html","date_published":"2026-08-26T07:50:59+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":"2026-08-26 07:50","date_timestamp":1787730659,"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/117160718745289741","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mtxtykuqw42e"]}},{"id":"96362459","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781552455197/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9781552455197\">The Mulai</a> by Munir Hachemi 📚 — recommended by <a href=\"https://vhbelvadi.com/indieweb-book-club-august-26\">VHBelvadi</a> as part of the IndieWeb Book Club.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/25/finished-reading-the-mulai-by.html","date_published":"2026-08-25T12:12:45+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":"2026-08-25 12:12","date_timestamp":1787659965,"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/117156084372982571","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mtvs53sk5n2g"]}},{"id":"96355973","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Avner@anticapitalist.party\" class=\"u-url mention\">@Avner</a></span> this is really great. Your questions are very interesting.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/96355973","date_published":"2026-08-25T09:06:30+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":"2026-08-25 09:06","date_timestamp":1787648790,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96251779","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://markreckons.bsky.social\">@markreckons.bsky.social</a> I’m too Tyne and Worn out to fetch it myself</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mtqfwyvigc2o","date_published":"2026-08-23T08:51:32+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":"2026-08-23 08:51","date_timestamp":1787475092,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96251780","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://markreckons.bsky.social\">@markreckons.bsky.social</a> I’ve a sudden hankering for a nice piece of Leiensteinshire cheese</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mtqfosjfmk2o","date_published":"2026-08-23T08:46:57+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":"2026-08-23 08:46","date_timestamp":1787474817,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96238351","content_html":"<p>As Jim Mitchell says, <a href=\"https://indiewebispunk.net/\">Indieweb is punk</a>, and clearly I like spinning my own threads, but I do have a question: Since you still need to <em>rent</em> a domain name to get on the Web, isn’t there something <em>more</em> indie, like hosting your own server on a mesh network? Did I miss something?</p>\n<p>#IndieWeb #Blogging</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/23/as-jim-mitchell-says-indieweb.html","date_published":"2026-08-23T01:28:51+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":"2026-08-23 01:28","date_timestamp":1787448531,"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/117142227758234354","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mtpn7tkgnh2x"]}},{"id":"96183585","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jayeless@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@jayeless</a></span> some great ‘comedy horror’ movie ideas there though so there’s a big up-side</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/96183585","date_published":"2026-08-21T23:40:53+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":"2026-08-21 23:40","date_timestamp":1787355653,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96183553","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/lmika\">@lmika</a> yeah, I remember a snake handler story about a guy who was killed trying to run over a snake with his car!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/96183553","date_published":"2026-08-21T23:39:23+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":"2026-08-21 23:39","date_timestamp":1787355563,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96151997","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2Fb7Dr8Chzse8VagexAporUu2RtLx.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Watched: <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/950028\">The Invite</a> 🍿very funny and quite poignant, with some great performances. 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Just being inactive kills more than six times as many as that – but people seem to worry far less about these much higher risks</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/96151636","date_published":"2026-08-21T12:36:07+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":"2026-08-21 12:36","date_timestamp":1787315767,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96061121","content_html":"<p>Is your note collection making or unmaking the world? A reflection on institutional collecting, personal note archives, and why output matters more than input.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/19/collecting-notes-is-just-the.html\">writingslowly.com/2026/08/1…</a></p>\n<p>#Zettelkasten #Writing #NoteTaking #PKM #Blogging</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/20/is-your-note-collection-making.html","date_published":"2026-08-19T22:17:56+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":"2026-08-19 22:17","date_timestamp":1787177876,"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/117124489901666690","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mthr5lhrma2t"]}},{"id":"96059869","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> just wanted to say thanks for all the <em>great</em> micro.blog improvements recently. Wavelength 2, Micro Monday, beautified book pages and more. I’m most grateful for auto-saved long drafts. Brilliant!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/96059869","date_published":"2026-08-19T21:55:36+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":"2026-08-19 21:55","date_timestamp":1787176536,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96056847","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/iChris\">@iChris</a> congratulations and thanks – it’s been a wild, wild ride.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwritingslowly.com%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fselfie-august-2026.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A smiling man with glasses and a beard is wearing a dark sweater over a collared shirt, with a blurred outdoor background.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/96056847","date_published":"2026-08-19T21:20:06+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":"2026-08-19 21:20","date_timestamp":1787174406,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96020126","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> “We spend so much time on <em>this social network vs. that network</em> that we risk missing the big picture.”</p>\n<p>True. While some wonder whether to detach from Musk and Zuckerberg, many are also considering how to repair or even replace the US-dominated Internet. So much good will squandered.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/96020126","date_published":"2026-08-19T07:11:54+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":"2026-08-19 07:11","date_timestamp":1787123514,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96007172","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Marty\">@Marty</a> I’ll be very interested to see how it works out too</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/96007172","date_published":"2026-08-19T01:14:23+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":"2026-08-19 01:14","date_timestamp":1787102063,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96007152","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> since you got me thinking about “content” I noticed <a href=\"https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/on-content-writing-and-art\">Manuel Moreale</a> also has some thoughts.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/96007152","date_published":"2026-08-19T01:13:32+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":"2026-08-19 01:13","date_timestamp":1787102012,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96001623","content_html":"<p>Collecting notes is just the start: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/19/collecting-notes-is-just-the.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/19/collecting-notes-is-just-the.html","date_published":"2026-08-18T22:35:58+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":"2026-08-18 22:35","date_timestamp":1787092558,"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/117118901440474262","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mtfbqbqrqw2m"]}},{"id":"95969146","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> as Doc Searles and David Weinberger say: “<a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/04/27/holy-mother-of-cheeses-the.html\">Holy mother of cheeses, the Internet is not made out of content</a>.”</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/95969146","date_published":"2026-08-18T12:10:33+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":"2026-08-18 12:10","date_timestamp":1787055033,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95968654","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/artkavanagh\">@artkavanagh</a> All understandings of how the world works are incomplete, but some are more incomplete than others.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/95968654","date_published":"2026-08-18T11:59:37+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":"2026-08-18 11:59","date_timestamp":1787054377,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95906324","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Skarjune\">@Skarjune</a> “underlying framework of Block editing is a complex layout system, not for writers” - yes, that has certainly been my experience. It might well be that no ‘simpler’ front end could improve this.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/95906324","date_published":"2026-08-17T10:34:50+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":"2026-08-17 10:34","date_timestamp":1786962890,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95804551","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/apoorplayer\">@apoorplayer</a> that’s an interesting thought. I’ll be continuing to use micro.blog, which for me hits the sweet spot between simplicity and range of features. And static sites are just different from the php-and-database approach of Wordpress. Im also keen to see how Dave Winer’s new work turns out.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/95804551","date_published":"2026-08-15T06:21:07+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":"2026-08-15 06:21","date_timestamp":1786774867,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95804417","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/drwalt\">@drwalt</a> yes, I’m going to try it out at least. It might be <em>too</em> basic for many users, but some people, myself included, are quite keen on basic. I won’t be leaving micro.blog, though, which is both simple and full of useful features — and for a very reasonable price.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/95804417","date_published":"2026-08-15T06:16:11+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":"2026-08-15 06:16","date_timestamp":1786774571,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95727808","content_html":"<p>Dave Winer has said WordPress really needs a simple, normal writing interface and I couldn’t agree more. We’re hardly alone and it turns out they’ve been listening.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://wordpress.com/blog/2026/05/26/introducing-write-a-new-way-to-post-built-for-writers/\">wordpress.com/blog/2026…</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/14/dave-winer-has-said-wordpress.html","date_published":"2026-08-13T22:17:18+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":"2026-08-13 22:17","date_timestamp":1786659438,"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/117090513608890054","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3msyod4mmbb2x"]}},{"id":"95693728","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/warner\">@warner</a> yes, there’s some great interviews and it’s a good way of discovering interesting bloggers</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/95693728","date_published":"2026-08-13T10:35:00+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":"2026-08-13 10:35","date_timestamp":1786617300,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95609332","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hjalm\">@hjalm</a> at times like these we dance around and sing Kara Jackson’s song, <em>Dickhead Blues</em>. Remember: “I am pretty top-notch!”</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/95609332","date_published":"2026-08-12T00:22:47+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":"2026-08-12 00:22","date_timestamp":1786494167,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95605353","content_html":"<p>You can finish what matters without changing who you are <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2026/leonardo-school-of-athens.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"Two ancient philosophers engage in a thoughtful discussion, with one pointing upwards and the other gesturing outward. The figure on the left is Plato, which is also a portrait of Leonardo.\"> : <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/12/you-can-finish-what-matters.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/12/you-can-finish-what-matters.html","date_published":"2026-08-11T22:32:36+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":"2026-08-11 22:32","date_timestamp":1786487556,"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/117079249994630506","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mstoaxubve2s"]}},{"id":"95544807","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://writingslowly.bsky.social\">@writingslowly.bsky.social</a> Thanks! Looks like editing a bluesky post is beyond my capabilities</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3msr7luimpk2i","date_published":"2026-08-10T23:05:24+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":"2026-08-10 23:05","date_timestamp":1786403124,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95544364","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> here in Sydney we mostly see smaller navel oranges in the shops. The larger Seville oranges are only briefly available and not widely on offer. Maybe that’s because they’re more bitter (ideal for marmalade). We had a tree with huge oranges like these, but also stink bugs!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/95544364","date_published":"2026-08-10T22:55:03+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":"2026-08-10 22:55","date_timestamp":1786402503,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95543321","content_html":"\n\nThe North Head of Sydney Harbour is always spectacular.\n\n  <br>\n\n\nIt’s amazing how close to the city this is, yet it feels quite distinct.\n\n  <br>\n\n\n\nWe weren’t alone; the early spring wildflowers were already out in force.\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\nFlannel flowers: an emblem of New South Wales.\n\n <br>\n\n\nI’m inspired to come here more... <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/11/the-north-head-of-sydney.html\">writingslowly.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/11/the-north-head-of-sydney.html","date_published":"2026-08-10T22:30:00+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":"2026-08-10 22:30","date_timestamp":1786401000,"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/117073579253423235","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3msr5oeim5b2g"]}},{"id":"95542076","content_html":"<p>Do you ever feel there’s too many ready-made answers that don’t fit your needs? Me too. That’s why I’m exploring an alternative: ’living questions’. Not quite Rilke, but also not <em>not</em> Rilke.\n<a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/11/living-questions.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>\n<p>#NoteTaking #LifelongLearning #Zettelkasten</p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/11/do-you-ever-feel-theres.html","date_published":"2026-08-10T21:52:36+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":"2026-08-10 21:52","date_timestamp":1786398756,"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/117073430293023556","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3msr3kii5fo2u"]}},{"id":"95521178","content_html":"<p>Living questions: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/11/living-questions.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/11/living-questions.html","date_published":"2026-08-10T14:25:42+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":"2026-08-10 14:25","date_timestamp":1786371942,"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/117071674671117018","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3msqclz27av2g"]}},{"id":"95164129","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hyde@lazybear.social\" class=\"u-url mention\">@hyde</a></span> absolutely - it’s as though Luhmann was independently practising the ‘choose your favourite problems’ approach. But (slightly beside the point) I think <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2025/03/10/roland-barthes-on-the-purpose.html\">it was described by Richard Hamming</a> , not Richard Feynman - a claim I need to write more about.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/writingslowly/95164129","date_published":"2026-08-04T08:13:11+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":"2026-08-04 08:13","date_timestamp":1785831191,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95146947","content_html":"<p>Eleven urgent note-making questions are now finding answers: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/04/eleven-urgent-notemaking-questions-are.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/04/eleven-urgent-notemaking-questions-are.html","date_published":"2026-08-03T22:56:19+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":"2026-08-03 22:56","date_timestamp":1785797779,"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/117034047608303899","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3ms7lv75hks2b"]}},{"id":"95119603","content_html":"<p>The strange return of the continuous need to make sense of things: <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/03/the-strange-return-of-the.html\">writingslowly.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/03/the-strange-return-of-the.html","date_published":"2026-08-03T12:50:24+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":"2026-08-03 12:50","date_timestamp":1785761424,"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/117031661702609291","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3ms6jyaf5eb2b"]}},{"id":"95113124","content_html":"<p>A question I asked on Hyde’s <a href=\"https://lazybea.rs/ovr-076/\">under/over</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Before we find our own voice, we usually copy our mentors or heroes. Who was the teacher or model that inspired you when you started blogging, and how did following their example eventually help you find your own style?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>And here’s software engineer Alex Hyett’s excellent <a href=\"https://lazybea.rs/ovr-077/\">answer</a>.</p>\n<p>#indieweb #blogging</p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/03/a-question-i-asked-on.html","date_published":"2026-08-03T10:16:02+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":"2026-08-03 10:16","date_timestamp":1785752162,"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/117031057696941070","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3ms6bfkjwfl2m"]}},{"id":"95055348","content_html":"<p>📷 🍳Sunday morning is time for shakshuka.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2026/2f720ffa82-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"A dish of shakshuka - baked eggs topped with herbs, crumbled cheese, and a tomato-based sauce is served in an oval ceramic bowl on a wooden table.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/02/sunday-morning-is-time-for.html","date_published":"2026-08-02T02:36:07+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":"2026-08-02 02:36","date_timestamp":1785638167,"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/117023583471811224","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3ms2x6oahs42m"]}},{"id":"95055279","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780349146225/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780349146225\">Wise Finding Purpose, Meaning and Wisdom Beyond the Midpoint of Life</a> by Frank Tallis 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/08/02/currently-reading-wise-finding-purpose.html","date_published":"2026-08-02T02:33:53+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":"2026-08-02 02:33","date_timestamp":1785638033,"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/117023575491873771","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3ms2x2zlcwa25"]}},{"id":"94817468","content_html":"<p>I’m delighted to be featured in Hyde’s intriguing series <em>Under/Over</em>, where bloggers are asked for their thoughts on what they find under-rated and over-rated. I have opinions on Zettelkasten, POSSE, solitude, journalling, pavlova(!) and more. Read on at <a href=\"https://lazybea.rs/ovr-076/\">lazybea.rs</a>.</p>\n<p>#indieweb</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/07/29/im-delighted-to-be-featured.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T22:34:40+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":"2026-07-28 22:34","date_timestamp":1785278080,"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/116999985552081402","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mrqhtmhkvg2i"]}},{"id":"94734315","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780349146225/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\">\n<p>Currently reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780349146225\">Wise. Finding Purpose, Meaning and Wisdom Beyond the Midpoint of Life</a> by Frank Tallis 📚</p>\n<p>One reason I write:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“We remember only a tiny fraction of existence. We have forgotten most of what it is like to be alive, long before we die. Oblivion starts seeping into our heads as soon as we are self-aware.” (p.44)</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/07/27/currently-reading-wise-finding-purpose.html","date_published":"2026-07-27T13:17:59+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":"2026-07-27 13:17","date_timestamp":1785158279,"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/116992134154405923","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mrmyb6jeoo2i"]}},{"id":"94728858","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>I made the twenty photographs that accompany the text of <a href=\"https://writingslowly.com/shuhari-book\">Shu Ha Ri</a> as part of a personal learning process, inspired by David Ulrich’s <em>Zen Camera</em>. I was influenced by <em>Empire of Signs</em> by Roland Bathes. As the author said of that work, “The text does not ‘gloss’ the images, which do not ‘illustrate’ the text.”\nDuring the COVID pandemic it was impossible to travel far, but several Japanese-style gardens were within reach. The images included here are of three in particular: Himeji Garden in Adelaide, Edogawa Commemorative Garden in East Gosford, and Auburn Botanic Garden in Sydney.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2026/zen-garden-m.jpg\" alt=\"Two large stones are placed on finely raked sand with curved patterns in a minimalist Zen garden.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/07/27/i-made-the-twenty-photographs.html","date_published":"2026-07-27T11:09:10+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":"2026-07-27 11:09","date_timestamp":1785150550,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94363640","content_html":"<p>📷 A pair of cockatoos, feeding each other while scavenging.</p>\n<p>#BirdsOfAustralia #WildlifePhotography #FeatheredFriends</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2026/cockatoo-scavengers-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" alt=\"Two white cockatoos are perched near a street corner, with one eating a piece of junk food while the other looks on.\" loading=\"lazy\">","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/07/21/a-pair-of-cockatoos-feeding.html","date_published":"2026-07-20T22:57:07+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":"2026-07-20 22:57","date_timestamp":1784588227,"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/116954782493335672","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mr4fhmi37h2q"]}},{"id":"93980176","content_html":"<p><em>The Atlantic</em> suggests that <a href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZyM-26EN9jpQa5BZoBCHLjE\">the end of reading is here</a>. It used to be easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. But now its easier to imagine the end of literacy than the end of YouTube.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97469/2026/end-of-the-world.png\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<p><em>At the End of the World (1921) with Betty Compson and Milton Sills. <a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_the_End_of_the_World_(1921)_-_Compson_%26_Sills.jpg#file\">Public domain</a>.</em></p>","summary":"","url":"https://writingslowly.com/2026/07/14/the-atlantic-suggests-that-the.html","date_published":"2026-07-14T11:41:33+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":"2026-07-14 11:41","date_timestamp":1784029293,"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/116918145948678978","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jypc3v5xm7pr74gwex5cm74b/post/3mqm4taqsmb25"]}}]}