Welcome To Circles In Space.

Newsletter for listeners, observers, readers, & writers.

Hello Friend!

I’m Keith, the creator of Circles In Space.

Every Friday since 2022 I’ve published five bullets on what’s capturing my attention. I write about books, creativity, music, history and writing.

You might be wondering: what is Circles In Space?

Circles In Space is the philosophy that life follows a cyclical path rather than a linear one. When the time is right, we often circle back to things we missed, sparking renewed interest and meaning.

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More writing below:

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Books:

• Shackleton’s List.

• The Search for Shackleton’s ship.

• High-Rise: Surrealist Dystopia.

• Childhood’s End: The Stars Are Not For Man.

• Roadside Picnic: If We Know Aliens Exist But We Don’t Change, Are We Intelligent?.

• Exploring Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics.

Creativity:

• Circles In Space: A Zine.

• June 2025 Updates.

• Tunnel Vision: On Loss of Creative Objectivity.

• Walking & Wandering: (How To) Be A Tourist In My Own City.

• Zine 001 - Coming Soon.

• The Bad Plus Drummer’s Lessons On Jazz and Creativity.

• Are Running & Drumming Related?.

• Tchad Blake’s Lessons on Creativity.

• On Songwriting & Creativity.

• September 2024 Updates.

• June 2024 Updates.

Field Recordings:

• Field Recording 002: Makaya McCraven, New York.

• Field Recording 001: Maria Hernandez Park, Brooklyn.

Movies:

• The Haunting.

• Sunshine.

Music:

• Car CDs

• This new band's not bad! Wait a second...

• Nils Frahm at Kings Theater.

• What’s Louis Cole Listening To?

• Lett Us Resonate.

• Chris Dave at Blue Note.

• Notes With Attachments.

• How To Make a DIY Percussion Shaker.

• Making Music on the Longest Day of the Year.

Dispatch from New York City:

• On New York City’s Future.

• I Was in 7th grade on 9/11.

New York City History:

• Fort Tilden: A Short History.

• Edgar Allen Poe in New York City.

• Barren Island: New York City’s Forgotten Island.

• New Yorkers: Share Your Story!

Other:

• What’s In My Backpack

Writing:

• Why Write?

• Notes From a Writing Workshop.

• How I Take Notes.

• How To Journal.

• C.S. Lewis’s Advice to a Young Writer.

• Paul Auster: How I Became a Writer.

• Walter Isaacson’s Writing Tips.

• On Writing a Newsletter.

• Tim Ferris: Tips for Engaging Interviews.

Welcome aboard!

-Keith