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Writing: unexpected blind spots

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Tomas

Writers tend to have quite an active imagination and can come up with scenarios some people wouldn’t even imagine. But we can also have unexpected blind spots in our knowledge about… quite mundane or common things.

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November 2025 hiking

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Tomas

November turned out to be a weaker month for hiking, for reasons I mentioned in the monthly summary, and the weather wasn’t the best on both hikes, but I tried to bring back some pictures worth sharing.

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11/2025 Summary

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Tomas

November was a busy month at work, which inevitably translated as a lazy month when my hobbies are involved, though the latter part had some other reasons. Let’s have a look.

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October hiking part 2

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Tomas

In today’s post, I’ll look back at the four-day hiking trip I took at the end of October. This one was unusual in a way, being in the lowlands rather than the mountains.

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October hiking part 1

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Tomas

In today’s post, I’ll look back at the two one-day October hikes.

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Book review: Return of the Shirán

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Tomas

My last read is wrapping up the Elven Worlds trilogy, but also makes it clear that there are more stories to follow.

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10/2025 Summary

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Tomas

October is often a month I’m looking forward to because of the colorful landscapes. But it can also be just as tricky as it can be beautiful.

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Book review: Flight of the Shirán

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Tomas

The second book of the Elven Worlds series brings the struggling characters right into the middle of trouble – while seeing them resolve some of the challenges within.

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Writing: the hindrance of experience

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Tomas

Today’s post will be a collection of thoughts reflecting on the more recent months of my writing journey.

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September hiking summary

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Tomas

This year, September wasn’t the typical late summer with a lot of sun, but instead, with weather that reminded me more of April. Fortunately, the weather was decent enough during the weekends.

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