Mind Flexing

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The moth effect
#53—A journey lasting thousands of years nears its end. A short story in three vignettes.
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Reflections on sound, in adagio
#52—Five thoughts about the things we hear and don't hear.
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The ghost gum
#51—The characters may be fictional, but the possibilities are real.
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An Unwieldy Narrative
#50—Does free speech need to be tamed or set free?
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The Claude Glass
#49—Wordsworth, fast fads and a reflection on reflections.
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Short Stories
#48—On finding inspiration by reading the signs, quite literally.
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Part 3: How to change the world
#47—Prejudice, power and the common thread that binds us.
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Part 2: How to change the world
#46—A counterculture poet inspires the most iconic anti-war movement of our times.
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Part 1: How to change the world
#45—The author and the New World Order.
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Mind Flexing
Mind Flexing
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