Why Stone Outlasts Every Empire We Build
I stood at the base of the Dachstein massif last autumn, looking up at limestone that's been here for 230 million years. The Romans walked past these same rocks. So did Napoleon's armies. The…
Jannis Fedoruk-Betschki
I am the founder and developer behind Magic Pages, a managed hosting service for Ghost. This site specifically is a demo for Alpine, a clean and minimal Ghost theme focused on writing.
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Mountains Watched My Ancestors Pass Through
8 min read
I stand at the base of the Dachstein, my neck craned back, tracing the limestone face that rises 2,995 meters into the Austrian sky. My grandmother stood here once. Her grandmother too. And before the…
When Limestone Remembers What We Forget
10 min read
I pressed my palm against the Dachstein's flank last October, feeling the rough texture of limestone that's been standing here for 230 million years. The rock was cold. Indifferent. It struck…