Clark
@kelake.bsky.social
In a small town on Prince Edward Island, I spend my days creating stories for children and their families.
While I stop hoarding things I never use and enjoy the resulting lightness, I have been accumulating books. If I started today and did nothing but read, I might not finish them all before I die.
I’m taking a couple days off at Christmas to get a good start.
I’m taking a couple days off at Christmas to get a good start.
December 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
While I stop hoarding things I never use and enjoy the resulting lightness, I have been accumulating books. If I started today and did nothing but read, I might not finish them all before I die.
I’m taking a couple days off at Christmas to get a good start.
I’m taking a couple days off at Christmas to get a good start.
I’ve been hauling furniture to charity, the first step in a long unburdening.
The Japanese call it danshari: letting go, and the relief that follows.
Each trip teaches the same lesson: I’ve been carrying weight that was never mine.
The load gets lighter every time.
The Japanese call it danshari: letting go, and the relief that follows.
Each trip teaches the same lesson: I’ve been carrying weight that was never mine.
The load gets lighter every time.
December 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I’ve been hauling furniture to charity, the first step in a long unburdening.
The Japanese call it danshari: letting go, and the relief that follows.
Each trip teaches the same lesson: I’ve been carrying weight that was never mine.
The load gets lighter every time.
The Japanese call it danshari: letting go, and the relief that follows.
Each trip teaches the same lesson: I’ve been carrying weight that was never mine.
The load gets lighter every time.
My stomach gurgles its approval, a co-conspirator in this quiet surrender to winter’s most honest commandment:
Stay still. Stay warm. Eat bread.
Stay still. Stay warm. Eat bread.
December 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
My stomach gurgles its approval, a co-conspirator in this quiet surrender to winter’s most honest commandment:
Stay still. Stay warm. Eat bread.
Stay still. Stay warm. Eat bread.
I think there is a correlation between the amount of ads I see for condo rentals in Thailand and the amount of snow on the ground.
December 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I think there is a correlation between the amount of ads I see for condo rentals in Thailand and the amount of snow on the ground.
One of the side-effects of living outside Charlottetown in winter is that I tend to stay home most of the time.
December 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
One of the side-effects of living outside Charlottetown in winter is that I tend to stay home most of the time.
Law offices can be so obtuse.
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Law offices can be so obtuse.
Coffee by camp stove this morning. Power’s out, which is to be expected when you live on an Island serviced by Maritime Electric.
December 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Coffee by camp stove this morning. Power’s out, which is to be expected when you live on an Island serviced by Maritime Electric.
My least favourite season has started in earnest.
December 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My least favourite season has started in earnest.
My daughter is working Christmas morning. Welcome to adulthood!
December 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My daughter is working Christmas morning. Welcome to adulthood!
My uncle: 94, cancer, heart condition, dementia, back in the hospital with COVID. I hope whatever steel runs through him found its way into my bones too.
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
My uncle: 94, cancer, heart condition, dementia, back in the hospital with COVID. I hope whatever steel runs through him found its way into my bones too.
Sunrise. Montague’s Main Street glazed with rain - headlights smearing white and amber across asphalt, red taillights bleeding away. Almost festive, if you squint. But every Christmas tree needs blue and green, not just this pallid glow retreating into dark.
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Sunrise. Montague’s Main Street glazed with rain - headlights smearing white and amber across asphalt, red taillights bleeding away. Almost festive, if you squint. But every Christmas tree needs blue and green, not just this pallid glow retreating into dark.
I'm sitting here drinking my morning coffee in the kitchen, heat pump blowing warm air. Has Maritime Electric started their proposed rolling black outs yet? They and the provincial government have had 6 years or more to come up with a plan for increased capacity.
November 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I'm sitting here drinking my morning coffee in the kitchen, heat pump blowing warm air. Has Maritime Electric started their proposed rolling black outs yet? They and the provincial government have had 6 years or more to come up with a plan for increased capacity.
Another exemplary experience at Montague ER. If these experiences keep happening my whole opinion of access to care on PEI might change.
November 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Another exemplary experience at Montague ER. If these experiences keep happening my whole opinion of access to care on PEI might change.
Sitting in a broiling apartment waiting for Habitat to come to take my uncles furniture. It’s a bit sad but at least he doesn’t have to witness it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Sitting in a broiling apartment waiting for Habitat to come to take my uncles furniture. It’s a bit sad but at least he doesn’t have to witness it.
I've been sitting with something I don't understand. People who are otherwise kind speak with such harshness about the Chinese who moved here.
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I've been sitting with something I don't understand. People who are otherwise kind speak with such harshness about the Chinese who moved here.
Drinking the most beautiful cup of coffee right now. A rarity at this price (or any price). This is my version of heaven - one great cup of coffee everyday.
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Drinking the most beautiful cup of coffee right now. A rarity at this price (or any price). This is my version of heaven - one great cup of coffee everyday.
The trees are bare, the ground covered in frost. But the sky is blue and from our ridge we can see the other side of town now. At night it looks incredible.
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The trees are bare, the ground covered in frost. But the sky is blue and from our ridge we can see the other side of town now. At night it looks incredible.
Poor people of Ukraine. Invaded - had their cities destroyed, their loved ones mercilessly murdered, children kidnapped - and they fought back successfully. Only to be thrown under the bus by ignorant fools.
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Poor people of Ukraine. Invaded - had their cities destroyed, their loved ones mercilessly murdered, children kidnapped - and they fought back successfully. Only to be thrown under the bus by ignorant fools.
Owning an old house is a pain. Each little adjustment reveals some big problem. New outdoor light becomes replacing wire from the dawn of electricity. Can’t wait to see why the tv wall mount won’t stay level anymore.
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Owning an old house is a pain. Each little adjustment reveals some big problem. New outdoor light becomes replacing wire from the dawn of electricity. Can’t wait to see why the tv wall mount won’t stay level anymore.
Amazing how fragile the internet has become. Cloudflare outage has knocked out a whole swath of the web.
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Amazing how fragile the internet has become. Cloudflare outage has knocked out a whole swath of the web.
Christmas flavour in Sackville
November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Christmas flavour in Sackville
Whats an Ai bot? Someone from Lethbridge has made a point of leaving multiple reviews claiming my partner of 30+ years is one. Ai is so good now that they can turn into real people?
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Whats an Ai bot? Someone from Lethbridge has made a point of leaving multiple reviews claiming my partner of 30+ years is one. Ai is so good now that they can turn into real people?
Ok. Now snow. And I haven’t raked leaves yet.
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Ok. Now snow. And I haven’t raked leaves yet.
At least it isn't snow - trying to stay positive for what must two months of rain (it feels like two years).
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
At least it isn't snow - trying to stay positive for what must two months of rain (it feels like two years).
It's so difficult to cut large amounts of text from a manuscript. Words gone forever, never to be seen again.
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's so difficult to cut large amounts of text from a manuscript. Words gone forever, never to be seen again.