Eye of the Mountain

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Writing on the inner life.

Essays, memoir, and poetry on attention, grief, belonging, and what it means to live awake.

An open journal facing the rising sun in a mountain landscape

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Form

All 132 Poetry 70Essay 31Memoir 21Collection 10

Theme

Transformation 50Embodiment 48Attention 39Trauma 35Aliveness 30Creativity 29Relationships 26Family 24Grief 12Identity 11Spirituality 10Belonging 9Nature 5Culture 5

Series

Chakra Map 7The Arc of Becoming 5Shock Collar 3Lotus Eaters 3Developmental Order 3Shaping Water 3

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Collection6 min readThe Arc of Becoming · 3March 22, 2026

Continue Here - The Arc of Becoming

Chapter 3 - Ordinary Weightlessness

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Poetry1 min readFebruary 12, 2026

Post Doing

You Won't Disappear

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Essay3 min readLotus Eaters · 3January 5, 2026

Performance Culture and its Discontents

Lotus Eaters - Part 3

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Essay5 min readLotus Eaters · 2January 3, 2026

Don’t Stop, Just Notice

Lotus Eaters - Part 2

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Essay2 min readLotus Eaters · 1January 1, 2026

Against Coffee

Lotus Eaters - Part 1

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