Past the Gate

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  • Ecological Succession

    How did these plants get here? Many of our environments in the world are inhospitable to complex life, or at least they were when they were formed, and this cliff is a perfect example of a place where this is so. It takes a long time for any of the plants above to arrive, through…

  • The Robbery

    There the apples were. So close, I could feel the taste on my tongue. I was dribbling. It had been years since I had last tasted something so precious, so beautiful. I licked my lips, feeling the glossy skin on my hand. I savoured this moment; it was the last I was going to have…

  • Memory

    I have a terrible memory, in a way. I remember random things, colours and scenes, but I can never remember things when I try to remember them: like numbers, shopping lists, et cetra. I’ll remember random things like how a pizza shop’s sign is styled or how the rock formations look on the railway walk…

The Host

I’m Louis and I’m interested in many things including writing, drawing, animating, programming, and philosophy. I play the piano accordion. I’m also a bit of an existentialist.

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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

-Robert Frost
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