Post-Nomad

Romanticizing escape from mundanity

Making peace with modern life

Jan 22 • Russell Max Simon

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December 2025

Whittling my life down to fifty books

Selling the New Hampshire farmhouse and choosing what mattered enough to cross the ocean

Dec 15, 2025 • Russell Max Simon

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November 2025

The indefinite alienation of expat life

Cultural divides never quite close

Nov 15, 2025 • Russell Max Simon

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September 2025

What matters when everything feels fragile

Barcelona and the twilight before a cataclysm

Sep 7, 2025 • Russell Max Simon

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August 2025

Following our nature vs. restraining it

The contradiction at the heart of my new life

Aug 7, 2025 • Russell Max Simon

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July 2025

Barcelona was supposed to be temporary

Nesting in my new apartment, in the middle of a heatwave

Jul 3, 2025 • Russell Max Simon

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April 2025

Passport privilege is brittle

Things solid can suddenly break: reflections on citizenship, identity, and inheritance

Apr 28, 2025 • Russell Max Simon

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Preparing for the apocalypse

Or just a more dangerous future

Apr 13, 2025 • Russell Max Simon

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March 2025

The Anywhere Fallacy

Unlimited options can quietly undermine what matters most

Mar 28, 2025 • Russell Max Simon

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February 2025

The sadness of always leaving

Dancing salsa on the beach in Mexico, and the post-nomad dilemma

Feb 12, 2025 • Russell Max Simon

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October 2024

Europe could fix you, actually

What to expect when chasing dreams and buying old stone ruins

Oct 26, 2024 • Russell Max Simon

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August 2024

How are you writing the story of your life?

Charlie Becker, The Machine in the Garden, and navel-gazing on Substack

Aug 18, 2024 • Russell Max Simon

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