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The Absent Answer

Reflections on life. Mercifully brief. (The reflections, not the life.)

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Lingering before something that is worthy and beautiful

September 1, 2025July 28, 2025 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

When we encounter something beautiful and ambiguous we should hesitate, slow down.

A Curious and Fascinated Darkness

August 25, 2025July 25, 2025 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

"Am I the one who is sitting, or am I the stone?"

A thought about kindness

August 11, 2025July 28, 2025 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

Please remember this. From The School of Life.

The mystery of the present 

July 23, 2025July 28, 2025 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

The riddle of the present is the deepest of all the riddles of time. Paul Tillich.

Absolute Silence

July 21, 2025July 28, 2025 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

In the face of the ineffable, we can find no thoughts or words.

The Impossible

June 14, 2025July 28, 2025 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

Why are we so fascinated by the locked room mystery? Maybe Les Murray had an answer.

Infinite Regress

June 7, 2025July 28, 2025 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

One fundamental problem with the nature of logic.

Everyday Mysteries and Larger Ones

June 1, 2025July 28, 2025 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

There are things we should know, there is something we should be seeing.

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