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Threshold diary: Not moving
The smell of warm bark greeted me as I entered the forest. I followed the path to a crossroads. While the main street turned left, a less beaten track…
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Jan M. Braun
Threshold diary: Curiosity's edge
At the limits of the world, I met a woman, walking along the beach of exploration.
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Jan M. Braun
Threshold diary: Helping hands
After a great flood, in the aftermath of devastating destruction, I saw a group of young people carrying buckets of mud out of a house. In the shade of…
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Jan M. Braun
Threshold diary: Shield of manipulation
In a theater, a little girl walked onto the stage, a naked puppet in hand. She sat down on a chair in the middle of the stage, and while she was ripping…
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Jan M. Braun
Threshold diary: Not not divine
Gathered around a campfire, the people of the village and I listened to the elder, telling an old story.
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Jan M. Braun
Threshold diary: Clouded lamp
In the fading light of a candle, I read a poem written on an old papyrus scroll.
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Jan M. Braun
Threshold diary: Enough
Approaching the gates of enoughness, I noticed words written on them.
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Jan M. Braun
Threshold diary: Ineffable language
In a collection of philosophical essays, I came across the following text.
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Jan M. Braun
Threshold diary: World of words
Out of stillness, a poem appeared.
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Jan M. Braun
Threshold diary: Monsters of longing
From the unforgiving depths, a voice emerged. It spoke of the chances missed, the untaken paths, the abandoned opportunities, wallowing in a past that…
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Jan M. Braun

September 2025

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