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Marriage adjustments, travel, and the weight of unfinished decisions in Part Five of Anna Karenina.

During three weeks alone at the beach house in Ocean City, I walked, read, ate simply, and paid attention to the shape of my days. This post reflects on that stretch of solitude without a car, without much noise, and without the rhythms of family life, and what surfaced in the stillness.

A deep dive into Part Four of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, exploring Anna’s emotional unraveling, Vronsky’s growing isolation, and Levin’s ongoing moral and existential search. This reflection examines the consequences of love, societal judgment, and personal choices in one of literature’s greatest classics.

A clean, satisfying breakfast with protein, fiber, and flavor, made in under ten minutes. One egg now, one for tomorrow.

My Downloads folder stays empty because I don't use it. I built a simple system around Google Drive that keeps my files organized and my workflow clean.