The Improbable Charm of Carmina VacalouraThe Improbable Charm of Carmina Vacaloura An animated jazz riff on Wittgenstein’s Tractatus — and I’m not making this up My most recent obsession has been figuring out Carmiña Vacaloura. To … Oct 17 20October 17, 2020Article at medium.com
More About Carmina Vacaloura!More About Carmina Vacaloura! Fans of this Galician jazz cartoon share some excellent info — and I explore a couple of interesting questions . . . I had a fantastic time writing The Improbable … Jan 17 21January 17, 2021Article at medium.com
The Feline GeometerThe Feline Geometer Some notes toward a more advanced understanding of cat math I thought it was my imagination, but apparently it’s not. Or at least — it’s not just my imagination. Here’s a … Feb 21 20February 21, 2020Article at Medium Reset
The Feline Geometer at Night: Bed+Space+TimeThe Feline Geometer at Night: Bed+Space+Time Where cat math meets particle physics . . . Although I have submitted my recent article, “The Feline Geometer,” to the prestigious Journal of Cat … Mar 18 20March 18, 2020Article at medium.com
About – Cynthia Giles – MediumRead writing from Cynthia Giles on Medium. Writer at large, Ph.D. in humanities. Persistently curious! Publishes "The Misfit Writer" and four other Substacks. Launching Complexity Press, Spring 2025. Article at medium.com
Baseball and Tarot?Baseball and Tarot? If you’re wondering what sense that makes — read on . . . At last! Major League Baseball 2025 has arrived. And there seems to be no end to the ways that baseball can connect … Apr 07 25April 07, 2025Article at medium.com
“What Nothing Means”“What Nothing Means” Despair, desire, and determination in Joan Didion’s Play It as It Lays I didn’t intend to write a trilogy of stories on Medium about Joan Didion and her most memorable … Sep 29 24September 29, 2024Article at medium.com/p
Tiger Tales: An Experiment in InterpretationTiger Tales: An Experiment in Interpretation Before you read the text, decide what story the picture tells . . . Years ago, I came across the photograph shown above, and set it as wallpaper on one of … Mar 19 23March 19, 2023Article at medium.com/p
Tarot NoirTarot Noir The “Nightmare Alleys” of Guillermo del Toro and William Lindsay Gresham If you happened to see the teaser-trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s remake of Nightmare Alley last summer, you … Apr 22 22April 22, 2022Article at medium.com/p
MausMaus A unique, unforgettable view of the Holocaust and its aftermath . . . The Complete Maus is a graphic chronicle of artist Art Spiegelman’s attempt to understand his father’s life, his … Jan 27 22January 27, 2022Article at medium.com
Self-Synchrony: A Visual ApproachSelf-Synchrony: A Visual Approach The art of aligning with your own values What is “Self-Synchrony”? Briefly — that feeling you have when: Decisions seem obvious Actions seem natural Life seems … Sep 04 21September 04, 2021Article at medium.com/p
The Watercourse WayThe Watercourse Way Excerpts from a vintage interview with the American Taoist master Charles Belyea Working my way through stacks of saved magazines and newspaper clippings, I reached a 1997 copy of … Jan 22 21January 22, 2021Article at medium.com/p
Tiny Kitchen ChroniclesTiny Kitchen Chronicles The unexpected joys of cooking in a 6' x 6' space No — that’s not a picture of my house. If only! In fact “my” house is a vintage suburban ranch-style, with plenty of … Jan 14 21January 14, 2021Article at medium.com/change-your-mind
The Luxury of SadnessThe Luxury of Sadness What poets know . . . Now I wrote this story in stages over the first half of 2020. But worse-than-usual things kept happening in the world—and it never seemed like the right … Dec 15 20December 15, 2020Article at medium.com/p
Simple MeditationSimple Meditation A four-minute guide to creating your own practice If (like me) you’ve drifted in and out of various meditation practices . . . or if you’ve wanted to start meditating but … Nov 18 20November 18, 2020Article at medium.com/p
A Very Fast Tour of Two Influential Economic TheoriesA Very Fast Tour of Two Influential Economic Theories And how an aging debate between supply-side and demand-side policies still shapes partisan politics “Supply-side” and “demand-side” are … Oct 27 20October 27, 2020Article at medium.com
Ten Doors, Ten BooksTen Doors, Ten Books Essential guides for the Tarot paths In Ten Doors to Tarot, I outlined various ways of engaging with Tarot studies. If one of them appeals to you as a point of entry — or a … Oct 25 20October 25, 2020Article at medium.com/p
