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THE NUMBER IS SIX Small if counting pennies, large if ranking a hurricane. Some economists say pennies no longer have much value to us. Some scientists…
Andrew Johnson
It’s been more than a decade now since the Paul Klee image I’m thinking of was on display at the museum. When I say image, it’s because I can’t actually…
Andrew Johnson
Good morning! I’ll have some new writing to share next week, but today’s email is for all of the goings-ons swirling around my life right now. This…
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February 2023

Good morning! I’m sharing a poem I wrote from this thin edge between my belief and my agnosticism. It’s inspired by several people in my life who…
Andrew Johnson
Texting All the Memes Can we talk about the tiny asteroid photo-bombing the Webb telescope? Can we talk about the pet raccoon that loves making…
Andrew Johnson
Maybe it has something to do with the complete lack of an object, no specific image that I can recognize, no hard-edged shape that I am responding to…
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January 2023

Hi there! I took some time off from The Thread. But today, it’s back. Who knows what’s in store week to week. But here we go! I offer an essay today…
Andrew Johnson

December 2022

Haver: Verb. Scottish. To talk foolishly; to babble; to hem and haw. Don havered on. Also, Havers: Interjection. Scottish. Synonymous with Nonsense…
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HOW TO REMEMBER I’m compiling the last photo album of him. Which pictures are keepers? Which are redundant and which are forgettable? Him at…
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November 2022

You never know what some people are capable of. That’s what I think as I’m nearly hit by a car while I’m jogging. I’m running through an intersection…
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Hello! I’m excited to share some updates today, and I look forward to sharing some new work with you this Wednesday morning! First of all, for the next…
Andrew Johnson
Good morning, I hope you all are able to spend some time this week relaxing, reflecting, and spending good time with the folks you love. And if you’re…
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