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Short #18: A Lack of Shade
It started when an old woman fainted. From then, the movement was unstoppable.
Patrick M. Lydon
Jun 28
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SHORT #17: The Barber's Wife
There are compassionate cities, and there are oppressive cities. Some are designed this way, but there is a bit more to it than just design.
Patrick M. Lydon
Jun 14
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SHORT #16: Merits of the Urban Alley
there are comforts in narrow urban streets with no sidewalks
Patrick M. Lydon
May 19
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PHOTO ESSAY: Seoul and the Call of the Urban Wild (Part 4)
A look at the Korean "dulle-gil" system and ecological urban cultures
Patrick M. Lydon
Apr 27
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Short #15: The Sense
I cannot tell you how it is, but I can say for certain that in your own way, you already know. You and I, we just have to remember. I cannot tell you…
Patrick M. Lydon
Apr 20
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PHOTO ESSAY: Seoul and the Call of the Urban Wild (Part 3)
In which we temporarily transport ourselves to the landscapes of Scotland and Japan
Patrick M. Lydon
Apr 14
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Short #14: Tiny Speck of Beauty
He lights up the entire forest in soft golden light, as if a single candle burns inside him. Somewhat turned around, I ask this glowing man where we go…
Patrick M. Lydon
Apr 8
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PHOTO ESSAY: Seoul and The Call of the Urban Wild (Part 2)
This is part two in a four-part series [see part one here] offering a reflection on time lived in Seoul, and also a question, about what ‘access to…
Patrick M. Lydon
Mar 16
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PHOTO ESSAY: Seoul and The Call of the Urban Wild (Part I)
In the most densely populated city in the developed world, people walk to work through a forest instead of driving. They take vacations on the metro…
Patrick M. Lydon
Mar 9
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SHORT #13: A Tree Who Negotiates
There were at least a hundred and thirty people crying that morning, by my count. I couldn’t follow them all home, but I suppose some of them were…
Patrick M. Lydon
Feb 22
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SHORT #12: The Sacred Water Dragon
A small creek runs through the back of all the homes and shops. Not really a creek though, more like a shallow aqueduct, lined with stone, and just…
Patrick M. Lydon
Feb 16
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SHORT#11: The Art of Ignoring Trends
When we lived in Osaka, Suhee and I would go on at least a few early morning bicycle rides every month to explore kissaten (喫茶店)—the small, old coffee…
Patrick M. Lydon
Feb 9
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