Dispatch
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Short Careers, Long Shadows

The Beatles were a band for 10 years. 
Van Gogh painted for nine. 
Basquiat had just over a decade. 
Rimbaud wrote everything before drinking age. 
Hendrix had four years of global fame.

Reminds me that duration isn’t the same as depth. 
And time spent isn’t always the measure of work made.

What truly dumbfounds isn’t their output, but how short the window really was. 
A creative fever that somehow echoes for decades. 
Long shadows cast by flashes in the pan.

Makes me wonder what’s possible in a small stretch of focus. 
What a few years of clarity might yield. 
What might come from a little urgency.

But maybe it’s not about planning for legacy. 
It’s doing something true enough to last.

Burn bright.

Listen

Album Grace
By Jeff Buckley

The only studio album by the American singer-songwriter.

Read

Book Bluets
By Maggie Nelson

I’ve heard this “reads like a flare.” On my list for the week. Let me know if you try it.

Try

Software Serenity Moment

Make something with a time cap and trust your first take.

Explore

Archive The Golden Record, The Sounds of Earth

A time capsule of Earth including music, greetings, sounds of life, launched aboard Voyager with no guarantee anyone will ever find it.