There are quite a few different things I want to have surrounding /books.

• I want it to be about the ones I'll write.
• I want it to be about the ones I read.
• I want it to be about the ones I recommend.
• I want to tell stories about them.

These are all valid, but difficult to encompass in a singular URL design that tends to represent one's own books. Especially in an author's context.

But,

• what about a writer?
• what about a reader?
• what about a follower?

Both may imply levels of authorship or hot takes, but don't determine such. One can be an author but not a reader. I find it highly unlikely, but also believe humans have a vast capacity for hubris & ignorance that may have one believe, "I won't read others for fear of influencing my style & beliefs."

Back to the point.

This page should evolve into something. Just starting out with a basic bit.

Examples of potential posts

• Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (a few)
• Animorphs (many)
• Craft-focused
• Neurodiversity-focused
• Leadership-focused
• Climate-focused
• Dune
• Hitchhikers Guide
• Art of Gathering

Essentially...reviews.

Basically, right. That means reviews. But /reviews in a "my website URL design" connotes reviews of my work, etc. Not reviews I've written.

Are stories reviews?
Are sparks fire?

I tend to read books, articles, posts, essays, and papers. More or less in that order.

But they're all essentially different.

My site—my home.

From Naz's article this week, I'm making this for me. In the same way of building a digital garden: these are thoughts, spaces, etc. that I'm cultivating for myself, and for: reference, posterity, academia, and writer.

/books can be whatever I make of it.

And that's the point.

I like the idea of having it as a container for:

• my own
  • works in progress
  • published
• recommendations
• stories
• lists

It's part of my documentation I build and reference.

do /essays follow the same design?

No.

Maybe?

Perhaps.

That's my challenge. Designing a consistent thing from the onset versus a more emergent iterative evolution.

From a structured mindset, and many different template types, the practicality of such a diverse structure- & style-base, maintenance & upkeep—there's a far greater benefit to KISS it. Keep it simple, stupid.

Though I don't like the phrase as I age, it has a great acronym.