Heya Baru
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Hermit, shameless Milorad Pavić copyist. Trying to write a novel.
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Reading a book is having a psionic duel with the author. Death of the author is when you've defeated them, and literary analysis is when the author has trapped the reader in their mind prison
*sweats as I wonder if I've misunderstood how reading works this whole time*
January 20, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Reading a book is having a psionic duel with the author. Death of the author is when you've defeated them, and literary analysis is when the author has trapped the reader in their mind prison
First draft of the novel done. 92,000 words. Now to rewrite a quarter of it for draft 2.
January 24, 2026 at 6:39 PM
First draft of the novel done. 92,000 words. Now to rewrite a quarter of it for draft 2.
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the president wont see your posts making fun of how he's looking these days but your friends whose skin seems to be sloughing off in wet discolored chunks as the psychic weight of their craven wretchedness becomes manifest will
January 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
the president wont see your posts making fun of how he's looking these days but your friends whose skin seems to be sloughing off in wet discolored chunks as the psychic weight of their craven wretchedness becomes manifest will
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I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
I may be rather lonely, but at least the local crows appreciate the peanuts I feed them.
January 19, 2026 at 5:44 AM
I may be rather lonely, but at least the local crows appreciate the peanuts I feed them.
I’m only about a quarter of the way through Pessoa’s The Book of Disquiet, but it’s already taking on an almost spiritual quality in my mind. It almost feels like he’s approaching Taoism by accident as he romanticizes a life made of dreams and solitude.
January 19, 2026 at 4:31 AM
I’m only about a quarter of the way through Pessoa’s The Book of Disquiet, but it’s already taking on an almost spiritual quality in my mind. It almost feels like he’s approaching Taoism by accident as he romanticizes a life made of dreams and solitude.
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neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
I would like to do at least one (1) interview where I get to complain at length about how I find cozy fiction to be crass and reactionary.
what is the biggest writerly goal you are willing to cop to publicly? I would like to be nominated for a Lammy
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I would like to do at least one (1) interview where I get to complain at length about how I find cozy fiction to be crass and reactionary.
Every now and then I tell myself that I should follow more authors on here, and then I remember that all my favorite authors are dead.
January 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Every now and then I tell myself that I should follow more authors on here, and then I remember that all my favorite authors are dead.
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
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You may have heard of Enheduanna, the princess, priestess, and poet who is also the earliest named author in history.
Well, a tiny broken artefact made of lapis lazuli preserves the name of Ilum-pālil, her hairdresser. It is a fragmentary cylinder seal, excavated from a tomb in the city of Ur.
Well, a tiny broken artefact made of lapis lazuli preserves the name of Ilum-pālil, her hairdresser. It is a fragmentary cylinder seal, excavated from a tomb in the city of Ur.
January 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
You may have heard of Enheduanna, the princess, priestess, and poet who is also the earliest named author in history.
Well, a tiny broken artefact made of lapis lazuli preserves the name of Ilum-pālil, her hairdresser. It is a fragmentary cylinder seal, excavated from a tomb in the city of Ur.
Well, a tiny broken artefact made of lapis lazuli preserves the name of Ilum-pālil, her hairdresser. It is a fragmentary cylinder seal, excavated from a tomb in the city of Ur.
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Dilberitos (1999-2003): A line of licensed vegan microwave burritos tied-in with the comic strip "Dilbert". Available in Mexican, Indian, Barbecue, and Garlic & Herb. Noted for it's poor taste and food engineering that packed all 23 essential vitamins and minerals into each one
July 9, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Dilberitos (1999-2003): A line of licensed vegan microwave burritos tied-in with the comic strip "Dilbert". Available in Mexican, Indian, Barbecue, and Garlic & Herb. Noted for it's poor taste and food engineering that packed all 23 essential vitamins and minerals into each one
The count of post-its in a book is usually a good indication of how much I’m enjoying it.
I’m not even a hundred pages in.
I’m not even a hundred pages in.
January 14, 2026 at 5:29 AM
The count of post-its in a book is usually a good indication of how much I’m enjoying it.
I’m not even a hundred pages in.
I’m not even a hundred pages in.
Attempting a novel has given me a newfound respect for people who write serialized fiction. I can’t go more than three chapters without realizing I fucked up a plot detail I already wrote.
December 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Attempting a novel has given me a newfound respect for people who write serialized fiction. I can’t go more than three chapters without realizing I fucked up a plot detail I already wrote.
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Here’s an adorable pig-shaped rattle from ancient Ur
December 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Here’s an adorable pig-shaped rattle from ancient Ur
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My favourite part of this ancient Assyrian letter to an ancient Assyrian goldsmith, is the last bit where the writer basically declares that the “house where they purify silver” absolutely does not pass the vibe check.
“They are drunk and silver is stolen”
“They are drunk and silver is stolen”
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
My favourite part of this ancient Assyrian letter to an ancient Assyrian goldsmith, is the last bit where the writer basically declares that the “house where they purify silver” absolutely does not pass the vibe check.
“They are drunk and silver is stolen”
“They are drunk and silver is stolen”
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For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
January 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
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November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Weeping, grinding my teeth, and realizing that if I ever finish my novel, I’ll need to promote it, which means I have to actually be on social media.
October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Weeping, grinding my teeth, and realizing that if I ever finish my novel, I’ll need to promote it, which means I have to actually be on social media.
Manuscript submitted. Onto the next story I need to care about.
May 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Manuscript submitted. Onto the next story I need to care about.
We are all buried in the shrouds of our ancestors. heya-baru.dreamwidth.org
May 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We are all buried in the shrouds of our ancestors. heya-baru.dreamwidth.org