Walking composition “I can’t believe the things you say. I can’t believe, I can’t believe the price we pay.” — “. . . And Justice for All,” Metallica I’ve been cold a lot recently. It’s… Read more

Threadable-adjacent reading discussion on land ownership The most recent Threadable* reading selections were the two 15th-century papal bulls that comprise the Doctrine of Discovery, along with a short introduction to Bull Inter Caetera of 1493… Read more

Walking composition “I don’t like planets. There’s dust and weather, and something always wants to eat the humans.” —The Murderbot Diaries: Exit Strategy, Martha Wells I had the most beautiful hunting day recently, just before… Read more

Threadable-adjacent reading discussion on land ownership The most recent Threadable reading* was a selection from Walter R. Echo-Hawk’s book In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided: Chapter 4… Read more

Walking composition “mountains will speak for you rain will flesh your bones” —from “To Those Who Have Lost Everything,” Francisco X. Alarcón (This is a public post for all subscribers. Please be forewarned there are… Read more

Subscriber chat, and next month’s roundtable with Pedestrian Space Readers who’ve downloaded the Substack app might have noticed the new chat feature. Since I don’t have any other social media accounts (I almost went back… Read more

A review of Simon Winchester’s book “Land” The following is, as promised, a review of Simon Winchester’s most recent book Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World. I haven’t published a review… Read more

Walking composition “Soul, self; come, poor Jackself, I do advise You, jaded, let be; call off thoughts awhile Elsewhere; leave comfort root-room” —from “My own heart let me more have pity on,” Gerard Manley Hopkins… Read more

Threadable-adjacent reading discussion on land ownership Last week’s Threadable reading* was a selection from Simon Winchester’s book Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World: pages 101-121 (Part II: Chapters 1 and 2).… Read more

Walking composition “It doesn’t make you a hero just because everybody else didn’t do their job.” —A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher Hunting season has started in Montana (rifle season, that is; archery… Read more