on writing by hand & other ordinary jollities

notes upon notes on handwriting, grief, memory & the fingerprints left behind

May 19 • tulipe⋆. 𐙚 ̊

35

10

4

April 2026

the commonplace book (vol. 13) — ezra pound & henry adams

march 2026 - selective reflections, notes & marginalia from what i’ve been reading

Apr 10 • tulipe⋆. 𐙚 ̊

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8

7

March 2026

a postcard for my beloved father

may he rest in peace

Mar 25 • tulipe⋆. 𐙚 ̊

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42

29

the weekly reading guide (vol. 12)

(month of february) - essential essays, op-eds, and discussions.

Mar 6 • tulipe⋆. 𐙚 ̊

35

7

4

january archive - close readings: eliot, yeats & glück

monthly postcard (vol. 4) — poetry, books, films, tv, playlist, comforts (the best recipes i've tried)

Mar 1 • tulipe⋆. 𐙚 ̊

42

20

12

February 2026

the weekly reading guide (double issue: vol. 10 & 11)

(weeks of jan 19 - 31) — essential essays, op-eds, and discussions.

Feb 12 • tulipe⋆. 𐙚 ̊

48

14

12

January 2026

the weekly reading guide (vol. 9)

(weeks of jan 1 - 18) — essential essays, op-eds, and discussions.

Jan 23 • tulipe⋆. 𐙚 ̊

42

16

5

december archive

monthly postcard (vol. 3) — books, films, poetry, playlists, comforts

Jan 19 • tulipe⋆. 𐙚 ̊

40

29

4

the best essays of 2025

a hand-picked, publication-by-publication curation of last year's most fascinating reads • plus, 5 bonus essays from 2024

Jan 11 • tulipe⋆. 𐙚 ̊

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13

12

not the 1920s

notes on a quiet life: an emotional weather report of the 2020s

Jan 3 • tulipe⋆. 𐙚 ̊

22

6

2

December 2025

the weekly reading guide (vol. 8)

(week of dec 22 - 28) — essential essays, op-eds, and discussions.

Dec 29, 2025 • tulipe⋆. 𐙚 ̊

30

6

3

the weekly reading guide (vol. 7)

(dec 15 - 21) — essential essays, op-eds, and discussions

Dec 24, 2025 • tulipe⋆. 𐙚 ̊

25

11

4