Re-reading Solaris in May
Lem keeps insisting that the ocean is not a metaphor. The longer the chapter, the less I am sure.
May 2026 · ~9 min readNotes from the Reading Chair
A small reading log. No newsletter, no comments, no analytics. Just notes.
Recent
Marginalia: Berger, Ways of Seeing
The reproductions still feel cheap, and that is exactly the point. Notes pencilled on the chapter about oil painting.
April 2026 · ~6 min readA short list of books I did not finish in 2025
Eight titles, six honest reasons, two excuses. I leave the reasons unranked.
March 2026 · ~4 min readThe kettle, the cat, and the third draft
An essay on writing in a kitchen with a cat who decided that the keyboard belongs to him.
February 2026 · ~7 min readAbout this site
Hand-written, statically served, no tracking. If you arrived here by accident, that is also a fine outcome.