\ digital abyss \ (n) a website that hosts incomplete fragments of a person's perceptions & delusions through time i came up with this phrase to disambiguate abyss (this website) from other "digital garden" projects. to me, a garden is a thing that grows slowly over time -- it requires care, attention, and pruning -- in other words, ongoing maintenance. and i understand the impulse to want to "prune" your writing - it feels soft, comforting, and nice. but i think that viewing writing through this lens is a mistake. gardens produce nice healthy tomatoes if you put in labor over time. writing, on the other hand? sometimes you can sit down in a night and slap together something that you've been considering for a decade - and it often stands strong for just as long. a little bottle of yourself, and the contents age. do certain pathways require shifting? sure. like desire paths through a mausoleum. but to rewrite published content, i think, is an exercise in futility. why not embrace the futile instead? this website isn't a garden that needs tending, ever growing it's a memory of a me - stare at your leisure. i hope you don't mind if it stares back a little. jes