Without even trying.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Starting My Next Aborted Project

Seventy-Nine Essays About the Moon
1. The moon is big. Way back when, people used to look at the moon and think to themselves: "One day. One day we'll walk on that. Then they'll be sorry."

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