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Grove is the editorial layer of the Cinderlit network — a place to find gardens worth spending time in, without algorithms or anxiety.

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This week in the Grove

First Picks from the Grove

The gardens we started with — the ones that made us sure this was worth building.

by CuratedByCaity

  • Complexity Notes

    The best writing about complexity theory we've found outside of an academic journal.

  • Slow Reading

    Proof that a garden can be a place for patience, not productivity.

  • Handmade Web

    A manifesto for small sites, written as a living garden rather than a blog post.

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Complexity Notes

Long-form writing on emergence, feedback loops, and the systems we live inside.

  • complexity
  • systems
  • philosophy
24 nodesAlex Chen

Slow Reading

Marginalia on books worth sitting with for more than an afternoon.

  • reading
  • literature
  • notes
18 nodesMorgan Lee

Field Notes

Observations from walks, gardens, and the weather between seasons.

  • nature
  • walking
  • seasons
31 nodesJordan Park

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Learning in Public

Working notes on topics I am still figuring out — posted before they are polished.

  • learning
  • programming
  • writing
22 nodesTaylor Kim

Field Notes

Observations from walks, gardens, and the weather between seasons.

  • nature
  • walking
  • seasons
31 nodesJordan Park

Slow Reading

Marginalia on books worth sitting with for more than an afternoon.

  • reading
  • literature
  • notes
18 nodesMorgan Lee

Complexity Notes

Long-form writing on emergence, feedback loops, and the systems we live inside.

  • complexity
  • systems
  • philosophy
24 nodesAlex Chen

Handmade Web

Essays on building small, durable sites and resisting platform gravity.

  • web
  • craft
  • indieweb
15 nodesSam Rivera

Quiet Hours

Reflections on attention, rest, and what it means to have enough.

  • attention
  • rest
  • mindfulness
12 nodesRiley Hart

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