Microkhan by Brendan I. Koerner

Treasure Troves

September 22nd, 2022 · No Comments

As someone who’s chosen to write for free on WordPress for a presumable audience of none, I’ve developed a soft spot for age-worn media platforms that are still chugging along. If I so desired, I could make Microkhan nothing but a series of valentines to still-updated BlogSpot sites that chronicle 1950s postcards or models of cement mixers.

I’ll spare you that deluge of esoterica, but I will say an excellent example of what I mean is Cesar Ojeda’s Flickr account, a compendium of thoughtfully curated public-domain art—mostly illustrations from 19th-century books about flora, fauna, exploration, and religion. You want cephalopods? He’s got cephalopods, as well as pulp art from Argentina and the Codex Aureus. Highly recommended if you, like I, are seeking to procrastinate because you rightfully dread revising your own work.

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