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8 entries, newest first.
Six years of thisSix years of the blog: what the habit turned out to be for, and a small, wordless tug toward whatever is next.When the Manuscript Outruns the RoomA short note from the nearly finished stretch: when the book feels more solid than the chair, the cup, and the afternoon around it.Notebook on the Long TrainWriting in transit across a long rail stretch: the texture of research notes taken half on purpose, half because standing still had become impossible.Secret Dawn Among the Stars Is OutLaunch day. Holding the printed book for the first time, thinking about what a 1985 sealed hull asked of the work, and saying thank you.Twenty-fiveA birthday kept mostly quiet, and a set of questions I am not dressing up as answers.The day the drain wonA Saturday spent on a clogged drain, heavy bazaar bags, damp laundry, and a hallway bulb that chose the worst moment to die.The First Time We Sat in a Room AgainNearly a year on: tea with Aigerim and Dinara, masks half-managed, gratitude braided with a wariness that will not simply switch off.The Middle of ItHigh summer indoors, closed banyas, thin video calls, and the flat stretch where writing is the only thing that still has edges.