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In Disappearing Earth, Structure Suffers for Atmosphere

Disappearing Earth is a debut novel that's less of a thriller and more of a conceptual attempt at atmosphere.

January 14, 2021

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I’m a technologist, librarian, writer, and father.

(3/10/2025)

Striving to save photo archives.
(3/6/2025)

Are these light up dresses from Anrealage the future of fashion?
(3/4/2025)

Interesting analysis of how covid remade America in the NY Times.
(3/3/2025)

oligarlicky (ol·i·gar·li·cky) : a government in which a small group of garlic bulbs exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes
(11/7/2024)

All of the comfort food.
(10/8/2024)

Deep dive on The National Archives by Sarah Vowell.
(6/12/2024)

Remember to run towards your goals to make progress. Don’t run away from problems to try to make things better.
(4/1/2024)

“Why Did This Guy Put a Song About Me on Spotify” – if you have kids you may have stumbled across one of Matt Farley’s thousands of songs through Siri or Alexa.
(1/8/2024)

I keep asking questions to my AI tool, Melville, which I trained on public domain writings from the 1800s and it only responds, “I’d prefer not to.”
(12/28/2023)

Sitting in a tiny Neil Young-themed coffee shop in Paris run by a Japanese couple.