Jul. 26th, 2008


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Daily life: A death in the family

The entry.

Topics in this post: Passing on, post-death arrangements, sorting through papers, revised summer publishing plans.

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Daily life: Struggling to get my schedule in order, and reading good fiction in the process

The entry.

Topics in this post: Anniversary, self-publishing, slavefic, summer schedule, permission, orders, Internet round-up, sexual consent in fiction, examination of conscience (examen), one-track mind, reviews of Naomi Novik's Victory of Eagles and Manna Francis's Quid Pro Quo, sleep, lectio divina, my online fiction, flagging your relationship status, fitness and religion, minimalist home, overwhelmed with work, switching to a task-oriented schedule, another Internet round-up (self-publishing and leather), plus my rant about gatekeepers in the publishing world.

Jul. 4th, 2008


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Life of Simplicity: Off-Track, and then On-Track Again

The entry.

Topics in this post: Simplicity of surroundings; "brother" monks versus "choir" monks; learning from other people's beliefs while avoiding cafeteria-style spirituality; Internet addiction and my sleep schedule; "Into Great Silence" (film about Carthusian monks); joining my schedule with my apprentice's; caring for my mother; "sabbath" schedule.

Jun. 8th, 2008


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Life of simplicity: Making progress. Really.

The entry.

Topics in this post: Internet addiction, support for solitaries, stability, meditation/contemplation, liturgical hours, work, novelties, lectio divina and Vitae Patrum, Great Books and ethics, rigid daily schedules, seasonal schedules, social interactions, overwork and tiredness, the Psalms and Thomas Coverdale, Anglican chant, arguments against solitude, grace through trial, asceticism.

May. 19th, 2008


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Life of simplicity: Clothes, community, lectio, and the Vitae Patrum

The entry.

Topics in this post: cowls and habits and other clothes, (not) finding a community, lectio, the Desert Fathers (especially St. Anthony), stability, family obligations, intemperate speech, schedule.

May. 9th, 2008


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Life of simplicity: Starting from scratch

Entry: Internet addiction, acquisitiveness, Carthusian monks, sacrifice, tidying my surroundings, schedules, skimming quotas, solitaries, rhythm versus novelty, library browsing quotas, travel quotas, Zen Buddhism and the arts, reading quotas, using simplicity as an excuse not to be simple.

Apr. 7th, 2008


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Life of simplicity: Starting over

The entry.

Topics in this post: Internet addiction, accumulating possessions, support networks for simplicity, my Muse's effect on my schedule, mania's effect of my schedule, simplicity readings.