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The long now of a forest

A stand of pine measures its life in fire intervals. Spending a year inside that clock changes what a decade feels like.

P. Varga · 13 August 2026

This one is on the schedule but not yet filed. The desk lists a piece from the moment it is commissioned, so the archive shows what is coming rather than only what is finished.

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