the drawing board

the drawing board

To Build A Bonfire:

On Social Media, Self-Pattern Identification And Opting The Fuck Out

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Amanda Batty
Feb 23, 2026
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I’m sitting here in front of this piping hot woodstove on a rainy, stormy February Sunday, listening to the pop and crackle of the carefully-constructed fire within, ruminating my methods used in building such a predictable blaze —

and I laugh.
Because this too is an entirely new experience.

This winter has been a very novel adventure for me.
Most of 2025 w…

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