Issue 33 | Atlas of Musings
- Atlas of Musings
- Jun 21
- 2 min read
Curating intrigue, wonder, and the will to live
On this day in 1955, Lady and the Tramp first beguiled us with street-dog swagger and a radical truth: both life and romance are better with pasta.
vibe check
from the crypt
In 1900, three lighthouse keepers vanished from Scotland’s Flannan Isles lighthouse. Built to protect sailors, the lonely rock became the backdrop to a century-long mystery.
some cool art
Photo from Artvee
August Malmström turns morning mist into an ethereal, if slightly menacing, affair. His fairies belong to the entrancing realm of nature that’s best admired from afar.
Artwork: Dancing Fairies, August Malmström (c.1866)
linguistic oddity
Shoo-In: Meaning a guaranteed win, the phrase originates from racing slang for rigging a horse’s victory. Casual corruption has always been alive and well.
a writing prompt
Siblings uncover a letter lost to time from who they thought were their parents.
dream house alert
Photo from House Beautiful
This Wisconsin lake house is where family lore and inside jokes are born. The type of place where your adult self longs for one more childhood summer.
a corner of the world
Socotra looks like a where place evolution said, “let’s see what happens”. The dragon’s blood trees stand like strange umbrellas above canyons of the bluest water.
from my lens
Help yourself to a slice of life, baby. It’s short but it’s tasty.
until next time...
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