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Mar
10
Three people (left to right): Grant, Simon (the author of the post), Katie at the start of Wy'East Wonder 50k in June 2023. T

This isn't a post about running (it's about running)

I want to tell you that I became an ultrarunner for a reason that you’ll understand immediately. It’ll be easier for me to explain. It’ll make more sense to you, that I choose to run so many miles.
7 min read
Oct
17
Old newsletter, new digs

Old newsletter, new digs

Friends, it's another Sunday. Writing is a practice. Many of you who read this newsletter know this. Putting
4 min read
Jan
17
An ode to taking a break

An ode to taking a break

A few thoughts after a long pause. “This is real. Your eyes reading this text, your hands, your breath, the
9 min read
Aug
30
How do you keep track of your week?

How do you keep track of your week?

And what even is a week at this point. Most of us are almost six months into living in the
6 min read
Aug
16
Hello! It’s been a while

Hello! It’s been a while

Brief reflections on what survival, sort of, feels like in a pandemic. > “I can only run on adrenaline for
7 min read
Mar
15
The right kind of connected?

The right kind of connected?

It’s been an exhausting couple of weeks. Well, this is it. There have been pandemics before in human history,
3 min read
Mar
01
At the bottom of the basement stairs

At the bottom of the basement stairs

Lessons from a temper tantrum thrown by a nine year-old. In my childhood home, one room in the basement was
10 min read
Dec
22

Looking Back After 364 Days

Reflecting on the last year through the kaleidoscope of The Amber Spyglass. “Your death taps you on the shoulder, or
10 min read
Oct
20
Programming Notes

Programming Notes

A quick update from McCarran Airport. I count myself lucky to be part of of a complex network of family
2 min read
Sep
29

Not Buying What He’s Selling

On my inner monologue and it’s power. His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his
5 min read