Tag: entropy


  • This is a response to a particularly thought-provoking newsletter from one of my favorite Substack writers. It’s part of her 28-day Writer’s Notebook challenge to find joy in writing again. This particular post from Collected Rejections gave me pause. Valorie Clark discusses the word “inevitability,” its roots, and the conclusion she comes to is that…

  • There’s a moment just before sleep when the world slips off like a robe—heavy, clinging, and familiar. You’re not dreaming yet. But you’re no longer quite awake. Time stutters. The room exhales. Your body begins to forget its obligations. This is the first drift, the beginning of our unwinding. We don’t rush toward dreams, but…