9-Volt Nomad

Adventures in the Power of Enough

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Harlan Bjornstad: I'm a writer and musician, and I live with my wife in Iowa City, Iowa.

Japan Is Only a Foot and a Half Away!

For a little more than a year now, I have been making daily visits to ancient Japan. My means of transport has been the shakuhachi , which i...
Pushpam, Proverbial Star

He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star. --William Blake Since my college days (now some twenty five years behind me) I...
Fractal Boy

I've always been fascinated with fractals, which are patterns that replicate themselves at different component scales. So that, say the ...
Five Proverbs from an Allegorical City

Fumigatio Via Dolorosa, believed by many to be the last ur-saint left in our city, was entreated (recently) by a group of enthusiastic pilgr...
How to Deal With the Pain

So. True harm has been done to you. Real injury. Particular injustice. How to respond? No need to multiply the sum of anger and sorrow ...
Rich in Opinion, Rich in Mind

For most of us, one is never enough, right? Cars, houses, adoring admirers, flowers, beaches in Costa Rica, sets of silver, Olympic gold med...

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