A Map of Mappery
Where would you like to moodle today?
Spreading the joy of moodling with maps
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This is a moodle1 map of Mappery!
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If you’re looking for my fictional, fantasy writing, then head to The Curious Questers Road Trip Index Page. This is a fun, fictional ride, written loosely under the micro fiction genre. Each episode is richly illustrated with hand drawn maps. This also includes an exclusive behind the scenes World Building Index for paid subscribers.
If you are looking for writing related to my visual memoir / personal atlas, head to The Visual Memoir / Personal Atlas Index Page, which is a journey of discovery into my personal maps, stories and my 2024 daily six word story project.
Occasional letters which will include the small details of my every day life and other things that are important to me. Just as the mapmakers of old used to add embellishments around the edges of their maps, I like to think of the other snippets of life I share as “adornments” to my atlases.
Archive of Take a Moodle with Me posts
This space was previously called Take a Moodle with Me, You can find an archive of these posts here.
Summary of free and paid options
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Where does the word moodle come from?
The etymology of the word "moodle" is unclear, but it was used in the early 20th century to essentially mean dawdling and frittering away time while letting your mind wander and chew on thoughts in a relaxed way. In Brenda Ueland's formulation (“If You Want to Write”), it essentially means daydreaming with a pencil in your hand - you can do it on a computer, but I think it is more productive with the added quiet of pencil and paper - and not forcing yourself to write anything until you are moved to do so. [Source]
This is magnificent! The best index page I’ve seen in a long time!