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The Argonauts Train on Treadmills
A quick sketch of a college gym // In my headphones: Junior M.A.F.I.A.—Get Money (1995)
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A Garden Is No Place for a Life
In the quiet, late February morning, I want a garden, cloister-style, in which to meet myself // In my headphones: U.S. Girls—Rosebud (2018)
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Skaters in the Snow
I found New England in Vienna and the winter world in Bruegel // In my headphones: Deap Vally, Soko—Digital Dream (2021)
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If I Had Myself a City
Riding the Freedom Trail from Concord to Kingdom // In my headphones: Talking Heads—Road to Nowhere (1985)
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"The Jungle"
Study of a common room with ten boys in it // In my headphones: Guns N' Roses—Welcome to the Jungle (1987)
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January 2025

Winter Is a Dimpled Rascal Ne’er-Do-Well Slugabed Scoundrel
Winter’s stolen all my friends and turned them into dithering fools // In my headphones: Ry Cooder—I Think Its Going To Work Out Fine (1979)
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Sketch of Seafret at the Café Olay
A tale of a boy and a girl's drum-like foot // In my headphones: Fiona Apple—The Way Things Are (1999)
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The Operatic State
Moonlit faces and ruddy chins, clapping hands portend a sin // In my headphones: Animal Collective—Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
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