Entering the Dojo
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Entering the Dojo

The Weight
A boy comes back from a school camp and tells me about the hill where the pack got lighter. Not because it weighed less. Because something in him…
Jun 27 • Troy Simmonds
The Size of a Life
On grief, gratitude, and what it means to honour your own life when you have stood next to larger ones.
Jun 17 • Troy Simmonds
The Table
On a Thursday evening in February, in the kitchen of a simple house, a young man I have known for six years lay out cutting boards, fresh vegetables…
Jun 13 • Troy Simmonds

May 2026

The Circle
A conversation in the dojo with a nineteen year old about circles, squares, and the things you approach but never quite reach.
May 30 • Troy Simmonds
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