small ideas

Small Black Box

I wake to the small black box

Jun 23 • 

Garrett Houghton

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This Poem Is Trying

This poem is trying to write itself.

Jun 19 • 

Garrett Houghton

Gone Things

I woke up like a skipjack—

Jun 12 • 

Garrett Houghton

1

May 2025

What is a sentence?

A sentence is a thought wearing clothes.

May 9 • 

Garrett Houghton

1

Nowhere, Los Angeles

I count six bodies before coffee

May 7 • 

Garrett Houghton

1

Command-Z: You Are Here

You quit the job to make soup at noon and think deeply about socks.

May 1 • 

Garrett Houghton

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February 2025

AI-powered creative coding

My ability to create on the internet is now only limited by my creativity, not my technical skills.

Feb 3 • 

Garrett Houghton

June 2024

The Magical Elixir

He was feeling a bit down, so he reached into his cupboard for the magical elixir. He didn’t want to take too much, it was his first time, and he heard…

Jun 4, 2024 • 

Garrett Houghton

1

May 2024

Deceptively Manipulative Phrases

And where to find them.

May 28, 2024 • 

Garrett Houghton

Non-Feral Free Agency

I started a single-person company to simplify my life. And all I got was extreme loneliness. Bad health insurance. Tidal waves of anxiety. Neverending…

May 22, 2024 • 

Garrett Houghton

2

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The Hole

Another ten-hour day. Non-stop email. Clients blowing up my phone. I quickly drive home, past the conifers and pine trees and other flora I never bother…

May 10, 2024 • 

Garrett Houghton

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April 2024

Small Is Beautiful

inbflat.net I remember this website. The first tweet I ever posted was a link to this page. Back then, it was a beautiful techno-art web project that…

Apr 18, 2024 • 

Garrett Houghton