A Place to Gather Threads

or herd cats, as the case may be

Welcome old and new followers, and let me tell you a bit about what I’m hoping to do here! If you don’t know me at all, check out the About tab above for some groundwork.

Why Substack?

For a while now, while working on a book or a translation or a course, I‘ve shared side notes about my research — an ink recipe re-creation, an investigation into a myster…