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The Shape Becomes Sound
A narrated story series from The Shape of Silence
Apr 16 • 
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So, You Found Me. Now What?
Welcome to Brittle Views.
Jan 29 • 
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Redacted for Biscuits
On lost pages, polite rebellions, and the mercies that smudge.
Nov 10 • 
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The Light That Stays
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She Stayed for Tea [Narrated]
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Things You Don’t Talk About [Narrated]
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We Will Find You
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Ah tha' comin'?
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Eli Woz 'Ere!
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Chapter Twenty-Four – Holding On
Welcome back to Holding On.
Nov 7 • 
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Signed in Pencil
On rumours, revisions, and the affections best signed in pencil.
Nov 4 • 
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Love, Heavy as Light
How moments of freedom can change the weight of everything.
Nov 3 • 
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Motion Carried
On adjournments, biscuits, and the motions we carry long after the meeting ends.
Oct 27 • 
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The Quiet Work of Returning
How peace finds its rhythm again (Oct 20–25, 2025)
Oct 26 • 
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The Calm That Never Was [Narrated]
For a long time, I mistook calm for peace —
Oct 25 • 
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The Practice of Presence
I’ve been circling this idea of presence for a while now—how quiet changes when it stops being recovery and becomes practice.
Oct 24 • 
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Brittle Views
Brittle Views
Brittle Views is where I make sense of the world one essay / story / poem at a time—digging into memory, identity, politics, and the stories we tell ourselves. There’s tenderness, sharpness, and the occasional well-placed elbow.
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