No Straight Lines is a Substack newsletter that meanders between pictures and words. The title is a nod to the myth of linear progression, favoring instead an ethos of effort grounded in attention and intention. Where that leads is the great surprise.

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Selected Writings

The Sixteen Year Smile by Brando Conklin

A quiet pursuit of mastery.

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How Many Times Will I See You Again? by Brando Conklin

Using existential arithmetic to understand who and what's important.

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Everything's Blue in the End by Brando Conklin

A short story about a swim to a sunken ship.

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Roll Me Over by Brando Conklin

Today I am sick.

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