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Redacted for Biscuits
On lost pages, polite rebellions, and the mercies that smudge.
Nov 10 • 
Robert M. Ford
Chapter Twenty-Four – Holding On
Welcome back to Holding On.
Nov 7 • 
Robert M. Ford
Signed in Pencil
On rumours, revisions, and the affections best signed in pencil.
Nov 4 • 
Robert M. Ford
Love, Heavy as Light
How moments of freedom can change the weight of everything.
Nov 3 • 
Robert M. Ford

October 2025

Motion Carried
On adjournments, biscuits, and the motions we carry long after the meeting ends.
Oct 27 • 
Robert M. Ford
The Quiet Work of Returning
How peace finds its rhythm again (Oct 20–25, 2025)
Oct 26 • 
Robert M. Ford
The Calm That Never Was [Narrated]
For a long time, I mistook calm for peace —
Oct 25 • 
Robert M. Ford
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 • 
Robert M. Ford
Chapter Twenty-Three – Holding On [Narrated]
Welcome back to Holding On.
Oct 23 • 
Robert M. Ford
Unclaimed
I hesitated to include this one in After the Noise.
Oct 22 • 
Robert M. Ford
After The Noise
Essays on what remains when the rehearsal ends.
Oct 21 • 
Robert M. Ford
The Quiet I Choose
Some people find energy in company; others find renewal in the quiet company of their own thoughts.
Oct 21 • 
Robert M. Ford
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