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The Story of Writing

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“Marrying a woman for her beauty makes no more sense than eating a bird for its singing. But it's a common mistake nonetheless.”
-American novelist Charles Frazier, born on this day in 1950 🧵

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Charles Frazier
Photo: © Greg Martin
Source: Penguin Random House

November 4, 2026 at 12:14 PM

The Moonlit Hut

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The moon comes and shines on my door. A Stonehouse Zen poem, read aloud.

Music: Iwashimizu, Iburozan (CC0)

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November 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM

The Moonlit Hut

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New reading on YouTube: Zen Poems of the Turning Year.

#coldmountain #zenpoetry #poetryreading #PoetrySky #japan #buddhism

Zen Poems of the Turning Year | Stonehouse, 20 Min Reading

32 Zen poems by Stonehouse on green leaves, yellow leaves and the turning year, read aloud. Spring flowers, autumn leaves and a hermit who watches the year go round. Zen poetry and Japanese verse for quiet, unhurried listening.

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November 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM

The Moonlit Hut

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The Sun Is High, the Old Monk Sleeps. A Stonehouse Zen poem, read aloud.

Music: Iwashimizu, Iburozan (CC0)

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November 2, 2026 at 12:36 AM

The Moonlit Hut

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New reading on YouTube: Zen Poems of Mountain Water and Moon.

#coldmountain #zenpoetry #buddhism #poetry #haiku

Zen Poems of Mountain Water and Moon | Stonehouse, 21 Min Reading

45 Zen poems by Stonehouse on a green door, a high pine and the moon on mountain water, read aloud. A long reading of the hut through the days: door, pine, water and the mind before thought. Zen poetry and Japanese verse for quiet, unhurried listening.

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November 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM

The Moonlit Hut

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One round lamp: Zen poems by Hanshan (Cold Mountain). Swipe through.

Full set: https://www.instagram.com/moonlithut

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Slide 1 of 8. Opening slide over a folded-paper (origami) landscape, a narrow stone path along a pine ridge, the monk walking away with a staff. Large serif words on the picture: With time on my hands

Slide 2 of 8. Slide over a folded-paper (origami) landscape, a narrow stone path along a pine ridge, the monk walking away with a staff. Large serif words on the picture: I went to visit a great monk,

Slide 3 of 8. Slide over a folded-paper (origami) landscape, a long flight of stone steps climbing through pines and cloud toward a distant temple roof. Large serif words on the picture: through misty mountains, layer on layer.

Slide 4 of 8. Slide over a folded-paper (origami) landscape, a long flight of stone steps climbing through pines and cloud toward a distant temple roof. Large serif words on the picture: The master himself pointed out

November 3, 2026 at 1:32 AM

The Moonlit Hut

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One hoe is enough: Zen poems by Stonehouse. Swipe through.

Full set: https://www.instagram.com/moonlithut

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Slide 1 of 9. Opening slide over a folded-paper (origami) landscape, terraced vegetable plots on the hillside, the hermit hoeing a plot. Large serif words on the picture: One hoe is enough for a living,

Slide 2 of 9. Slide over a folded-paper (origami) landscape, terraced vegetable plots on the hillside, the hermit hoeing a plot. Large serif words on the picture: the house of one who follows the Way in the hills.

Slide 3 of 9. Slide over a folded-paper (origami) landscape, soft rain over the stone hut, the hermit on the path in a rain cape and straw hat. Large serif words on the picture: For work, only planting bamboo;

Slide 4 of 9. Slide over a folded-paper (origami) landscape, soft rain over the stone hut, the hermit on the path in a rain cape and straw hat. Large serif words on the picture: with no spare time, no flower-planting.

November 5, 2026 at 1:37 AM

The Moonlit Hut

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New reading on YouTube: Zen Poems on Living Simply.

#coldmountain #zenpoetry #poetryreading #PoetrySky #haiku #zen

Zen Poems on Living Simply | Hanshan (Cold Mountain), 16 Min Reading

29 Zen poems by Hanshan (Cold Mountain), Shide and Fenggan on living simply, the open heart and the white clouds, read aloud. Nothing to hold, nowhere to go, and a clear heart under the white clouds. Zen poetry and Japanese verse for quiet, unhurried listening.

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October 26, 2026 at 1:55 PM

The Moonlit Hut

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They call me crazy: Zen poems by Hanshan (Cold Mountain). Swipe through.

Full set: https://www.instagram.com/moonlithut

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Slide 1 of 9. Opening slide over a folded-paper (origami) landscape, a lone monk on a rock ledge above a sea of cloud. Large serif words on the picture: People who see Cold Mountain

Slide 2 of 9. Slide over a folded-paper (origami) landscape, a lone monk on a rock ledge above a sea of cloud. Large serif words on the picture: all say he's a madman.

Slide 3 of 9. Slide over a folded-paper (origami) landscape, a narrow stone path along a pine ridge, the monk walking away with a staff. Large serif words on the picture: He's nothing much to look at,

Slide 4 of 9. Slide over a folded-paper (origami) landscape, a narrow stone path along a pine ridge, the monk walking away with a staff. Large serif words on the picture: with only a cloth coat wrapped round him.

October 27, 2026 at 1:32 AM

The Moonlit Hut

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New reading on YouTube: Zen Poems on Passing Years.

#coldmountain #zenpoetry #poetryreading #PoetrySky #haiku #mindfulness

Zen Poems on Passing Years | Hanshan (Cold Mountain), 16 Min Reading

31 Zen poems by Hanshan (Cold Mountain) on the passing years, the people left behind and poems written on rocks, read aloud. A hermit looks back on the town, the years and the poems he leaves on stone and wall. Zen poetry and Japanese verse for quiet, unhurried listening.

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October 24, 2026 at 1:42 PM

The Moonlit Hut

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Porridge gone, rice come, tea drunk. A Stonehouse Zen poem, read aloud.

Music: Iwashimizu, Iburozan (CC0)

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October 24, 2026 at 12:40 AM

The Moonlit Hut

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One round moon. A Hanshan (Cold Mountain) Zen poem, read aloud.

Music: Iwashimizu, Iburozan (CC0)

Illustrations and narration made with AI tools.

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#coldmountain #zenpoetry #moonlithut

October 20, 2026 at 12:35 AM

The Moonlit Hut

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New reading on YouTube: Zen Poems of Cold Mountain.

Illustrations and narration made with AI tools.

#coldmountain #zenpoetry #zen

Zen Poems of Cold Mountain | Hanshan (Cold Mountain), 16 Min Reading

30 Zen poems by Hanshan (Cold Mountain) on the road to Cold Mountain, mist, cliffs and the cold stream, read aloud. A hermit's mountain of clouds, grass and sheer cliffs, and a path where no one comes. Zen poetry and Japanese verse for quiet, unhurried listening.

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October 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM

Chuck Sudo

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Saw this in the replies to a skeet about how Buc-ee's is only going to do business in Republican-controlled states, moving forward. This fundamentally misrepresents the definition of a "food desert." Moreover, personal experience is not empirical evidence. /1

A Bluesky post from "Raya, Moonmoth of Coldmountain" that reads:

"Yeah the issue with this is that Buc-ees often serves food deserts, so doing the 'going to Buc-ees makes you a Nazi' thing is clown city and is painting a whole bunch of poor Black people, many of them STILL displaced Katrina refugees, with a brush they'd whup you over. Fuck the owner regardless.

"Source: I lived in Gulf Coast Texas in a town full of Katrina refugees for whom Buc-ees was the ONLY way to get a hot meal bc the Motel 6 rooms FEMA paid for didn't have stoves and half didn't have microwaves or mini fridges."

August 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM

STEM Records

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Cold Mountain - Jude Law [Region Free][Japanese/English][Eng Subs][Blu-ray]
🔗 https://www.ebay.com/itm/407135283458
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Cold Mountain - Jude Law [Region Free][Japanese/English][Eng Subs][Blu-ray]

Ships worldwide from Japan. Tracked and packed with care.

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August 16, 2026 at 8:22 PM

Bailey G. Albreit

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Choose 30 books that you’ve read that have been turned into movies &/or tv shows; covers only, no explanations.
15/30

#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#ColdMountain
#CharlesFrazier

Book cover for Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

June 16, 2026 at 5:05 AM

Mr. Charps

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 8

💙📚
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#books
#poetry
#coldmountain

November 28, 2024 at 10:57 AM

Mary O Flournoy

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Raquel and Daisy went through a gamut of emotions with Charles Frazier's 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑀𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛. What are your thoughts?

#coldmountain #charlesfrazier #bookrecs #fyp #booksky #maryoflournoy

Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier, Mary O Flournoy

September 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Cine A La Carta

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¿Qué es la "Milla Verde"? | What is The "Green Mile" 🤔

La Milla Verde, es el nombre que se le da al pasillo de linóleo verde que separa las celdas de los presos condenados a la silla eléctrica en la Penitenciaría de #ColdMountain.

#TheGreenMile #MillaVerde#MilagrosInesperados #WB