I think I’m just tired. But then again, we all are. It happens again, as it has happened countless times this year. When the cacophonous droning overwhelms, pushing whichever potentially salient angle I have for a write-up to some dim corner at the back of my consciousness; carelessly affixed with a ‘maybe never’ label, dust … Continue reading At Decade’s End: A Blog’s Future Trailing Off into Ellipses
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