Issue 22 | Atlas of Musings
- Atlas of Musings
- 4 days ago
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Curating intrigue, wonder, and the will to live
On this day in 1896, the Olympics made a long awaited return from a 1,500-year hiatus. Same spirit, featuring slightly better footwear.
vibe check
from the crypt
Victorian mourners didn’t just grieve; they created a hidden language for tombstones where every symbol and flower served as a hidden metaphor.
some cool art
Pi Williams treats a canvas like a subject that refuses to sit still for its portrait. Her textured pieces are a gorgeous, chaotic microcosm of the Australian landscape.
linguistic oddity
Thick as Thieves: Meaning inseparable friends, this saying comes from actual thieves, whose survival relied on loyalty (snitches, famously, got stitches).
a writing prompt
Write about a map that reveals secret places when folded in a specific way.
dream house alert
I’ve long admired this timeless cabin, how it balances modern with natural just right. It feels less “built” and more like it grew from the Earth itself. Like it belongs.
a corner of the world
The Palace of Fine Arts holds that rare, easy magic. Like a carefree childhood afternoon, stumbling into something so ethereal you half believed you imagined it.
from my lens
This shot feels straight out of a Goosebumps fever dream, and for that reason I will always love it.
until next time...
If this email made you feel an inkling of wonder or chuckle once, it was all worth it.
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Until next Monday, xoxo
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