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A Life Written by Hand

"The unfiltered record of an ordinary life, preserved for the future."

1998

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The Day Everything Changed

I remember the rain hitting the windowpane. It was a Tuesday, or maybe a Wednesday. The phone rang at 3 AM. I knew before I picked it up that nothing would be the same...

Lost in Kyoto

The map was useless. The streets were narrow alleyways that smelled of incense and old wood. I found a small shrine tucked behind a vending machine...

On Turning Forty

They say life begins at forty. I feel like it's mostly just ending, or at least the frantic beginning part is over. The quiet part is here...

The House on the Hill

I dreamt of a house I've never seen, but somehow knew the layout of. Every door opened into a memory from childhood. Why do we dream of places we haven't been?

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