Time Capsule #68: What is your favourite mode of transport?

I love a good train ride

Jun 22, 2025

Welcome to my Time Capsule project, where I save and reshare old pieces of writing, art and other creations. The purpose behind this project is so that created pieces don’t live and die by the algorithm, without forcing creators to be on the hamster wheel of creation. Want to join? Drop your item into the time capsule here to be displayed in the newsletter! or join the stream of consciousness & time capsule discord where we recursively reflect on different topics.

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3 thoughts:

I love a good, liminal train ride.
I learned about the concept of limerence: “a state of mind characterized by intense infatuation and obsessive longing for another person, often accompanied by intrusive thoughts and a desire for reciprocation of feelings”
I haven’t watched an anime in a while — looking for good recommendations!

1 question for you:

What is your favourite mode of transport?

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[1] by

Kern Carter

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I always end the month with a reflection and this month, I’m asking a difficult question: Is it worth it? Is everything you do as a writer worth it…

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[2] by

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[3] by

David Perlmutter

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[4] by

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[5] from

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[6]

Kathryn Vercillo

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2 years ago · 16 likes · 14 comments · Kathryn Vercillo

[7]

Introvert Drawing Club

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2 years ago · 57 likes · 30 comments · Beth Spencer

[8]

Jake Ernst

Just trying to help.

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[9]

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[10]

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[11]

Diary Of A Black Woman In A White World

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Just recently I came across a white lady from South America who claimed she couldn’t possibly be racist because she was involved in charity work in Africa. I believed her. That was until I found out she was a card-carrying member of a right-wing, xenophobic political group here in Switzerland…

a year ago · 20 likes · 6 comments · Zuri Stevens

[12]

Kathryn Vercillo

Create Me Free

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Emma Simpson of Lemon Soul wrote a really great piece about depression called The Elephant on My Chest. Read the whole thing - a million aspects of it resonated for me. But today what I’m here to talk about is how it got me thinking about what metaphor I would use to describe my own depression, if it were characterized…

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Time Capsule #67: What's your favourite kind of tea?

the eggcademic (she/her/她)

Jun 15

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