Wonder Waves

A tub of marbles

The act of descending, getting closer to the earth, is metaphysical; it changes how you speak and think.

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June 2026

I did my first interview on Substack!

I deeply enjoyed my conversation with Brenna Lee about Wonder Waves.

Jun 9 • Brigitte Kratz

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May 2026

Stunned into Possibility

Blake, Woolf, Britton, and seeing behind the cotton-wool of our mind

May 19 • Brigitte Kratz

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April 2026

Made by language(s)

“In German I sing; in English I disguise myself; and in French I fly, I thieve.” – Hélène Cixous, French writer

Apr 16 • Brigitte Kratz

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March 2026

The secret sense of time

How to be in time across time (also thanks to Proust)

Mar 11 • Brigitte Kratz

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The courage for joy

If I had to describe my favorite feeling it would be that of pure joy.

Mar 1 • Brigitte Kratz

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February 2026

Is fiction "true"?

What fictional stories reveal about ourselves

Feb 9 • Brigitte Kratz and Rachel Parker

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January 2026

The fantastical dance with the Magical Other

A look at illusion and love

Jan 17 • Brigitte Kratz

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December 2025

2025 in three favorite books

...around the creative treasure (and tyranny) of memoria

Dec 14, 2025 • Brigitte Kratz

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The shiny wreck of a perfect idea

On the gift of failure

Dec 3, 2025 • Brigitte Kratz

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November 2025

The Way of Resonance

Around the age of 50, Leo Tolstoy experienced a deep existential crisis over what he perceived as the meaninglessness of life.

Nov 6, 2025 • Brigitte Kratz

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October 2025

A bookshelf of one's own

A look at my reading obsessions

Oct 2, 2025 • Brigitte Kratz

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