This weekend I found myself in an apartment by the sea, put up there by a friend I hadn't seen in years.

She had a busy weekend, so when she was free she showed me all of the beautiful sights and enchanting little community spaces of her town, and when she wasn't I was left alone to write in an airy seaside apartment full of plants.

It was an ideal situation and I got a lot written, including this little article on the nature of magic.

https://valinard.writeas.com/on-magic

On Magic

Humans are social animals. Our big brains are optimised for navigating social environments, for worrying what people think of us, for dea...

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