Cairns
A human-made stack of stones deliberately arranged to stand as a marker. One syllable, /kɛrn/, rhyming with "bairn," but plenty of people say "karn."
A short note every Sunday: a few things I noticed during the week, and one question to sit with for the next. Each one is a short read to enjoy whenever you have time.
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stack 007 · 08 nov 2026
Unclaimed, by nobody
stack 006 · 01 nov 2026
The narrator arrives last
stack 005 · 25 oct 2026
Don’t microwave the moment
stack 004 · 18 oct 2026
The least reliable witness
stack 003 · 11 oct 2026
Looking for contentment, mostly
stack 002 · 04 oct 2026
A thousand small fires
stack 001 · 27 sept 2026
The stones show the way