Friday, January 30, 2026

a way into literary venturing



As if implicit dramaticness of daily life is as textual as real interaction can be like reading each other’s situational authorships.


Friday, January 23, 2026

winter 2026



Authoriality of ordinary days doesn’t grant immunity from short illness, but it’s good for soon being “on the mend,” a doctor says to me.

So, I’m “on the road again” (Willie Nelson) of literary venturing—more post cards home, coming soon.


Saturday, January 17, 2026

authorship of authoriality



Self-differentiation through writing as speech;

self-withholding in writing for an audience through an appropriate degree of candor, etc.;

receptiveness as “reading” another person;

writing the author of a silent text: Is it perceiving, creating, projecting?

Is the inferred author (the authorship) some weird mirror of one’s capability, preference, self-begetting?—

All of that is happening in non-“literary” life.

Monday, January 12, 2026

experiencing ordinary days as almost literary



Today’s discussion begins a series on literary venturing.


Tuesday, January 06, 2026

intelligent design



Rationality should be understood relative to life-orienting Purposes
of flourishing, rather than relative to near-term goals which are means for bettering the quality of one’s life.

Saturday, January 03, 2026

resorts of higher souls



I suppose many researchers and artists feel as if the soul of their genius destined them to find high resort away from tyranny.


Friday, January 02, 2026

gardening aspiration



Of philological gardening” recalls themes from autumn postings
(after a hermetic preface) as practical rationale for aspirational venturing through winter’s want of spring.