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Mike Sheffield

@mikesurefield.bsky.social
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Writer, Editor, Musician Currently: Web Editor at Tricycle: The Buddhist Review

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jenn pelly @jennpelly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I spoke with the legend Liz Harris about the past and present of Grouper, ghosts, nature, going viral, the eternal virtues of DIY and the beautiful new album from her dream-pop band Helen www.theguardian.com/music/2026/o...
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‘It’s rational to fear the music industry’: Grouper’s Liz Harris on virality, streaming scammers and her ‘restorative’ dream-pop trio
When a rarity blew up on TikTok, the solitary ambient artist had fraudsters trying to steal her royalties. It reinforced her DIY mentality – until reforming her band Helen reminded her of the beauty o...
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Katie @staunchcharacter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall." ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
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Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"How are you going to be free of your thoughts unless you learn how to let them go? You won’t gain any freedom until you give them their freedom to go." –Thānissaro Bhikkhu, tricycle.org/article/than...
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Dethinking Thinking
An American Theravada monk takes up a teaching from Dogen on how to question and let go of unhelpful thoughts.
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Black Lodge Cult @blacklodgecult.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“X’s algorithm learns what you hate and shows you more of it, according to a new study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” www.404media.co/xs-algorithm...
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X's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds
X is driving engagement by making users fight in the replies.
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Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
“How we treat ourselves and each other at the smallest scale is how the world begins to be shaped.” –Daisy Lin
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Drawing from the Wellspring Within
At a Dervish monastery in Europe, a Zen koan comes to life.
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Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
This May, Penguin Classics is releasing the first-ever English language edition of “Tree” by Kōda Aya. Read a review of the book featured prominently in Wim Wenders’s film, “Perfect Days” at the link below. @mikesurefield.bsky.social tricycle.org/article/koda...
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The Late-Blooming Splendor of Kōda Aya’s ‘Tree’
In her debut English-language paperback, the cult figure of Japanese personal fiction takes us on an arboreal journey through life and death.
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Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Now on Substack: a powerful new podcast episode with acclaimed poet Li-Young Lee, introduced by Tricycle’s @mikesurefield.bsky.social.
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Reading the Silence Between the Words
On playing jazz, Li-Young Lee, and the self-discovery of devotion
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Sarah Kokernot @sarahkokernot.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Proud to have this essay out in @tricyclemag.bsky.social. Hope it brings someone comfort today 🫶🏼 tricycle.org/article/free...
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Freedom Is a Small-Town Gay Bar on Christmas Eve
On Tilopa's Six Nails, letting go, and going no-contact
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UMAW @umaw.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Vladislav Delay implies the existence of Vladislav Reverb, Vladislav Chorus, and possibly Vladislav Flanger/Phaser
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Barry Petchesky @barryp.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
We are one week away from the return of the Turkey Fiend. defector.com/i-have-creat...
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I Have Created A Turkey Fiend | Defector
Last week, I owned a cat. Today, I own a turkey fiend.
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Mike Sheffield @mikesurefield.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Mohsen needs your help today. vofseries.substack.com/p/vof-8-mohs...
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Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
"I never pray or meditate, but in my mind, I pray when I create my pieces. For me, that is Buddhism.” —Kosen Ohtsubo
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Kosen Ohtsubo’s ‘Flower Planet’
The enfant terrible of ikebana speaks with Tricycle’s Mike Sheffield about free jazz music, Indian lingams, and the connection between flower arranging and the surrender of gassho.
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes
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Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
"When you give to others, you want to give attentively, you want to give with respect, you want to give out of compassion. And the best motivation, of course, is that you want to benefit your mind." —Thānissaro Bhikkhu #DailyDharma
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Give Before You Get
On the ultimate happiness that comes from developing the skill of generosity
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Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Last week, on the anniversary of the revered Dudjom Rinpoche passing, we reflected on three essential teachings that continue to inspire. Click the link below to hear about his enduring legacy.
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Three Fundamental Teachings of Dudjom Rinpoche
On the anniversary of the prolific teacher and Dzogchen master’s passing, Tricycle takes a look back at three of his essential teachings.
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Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
“Playing guitar is simply living and breathing for me. Perhaps it is my equivalent to dharmic practice. It seems like the most impermanent, most nondualistic thing I know.” —Tashi Dorji in conversation with @mikesurefield.bsky.social
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Anchoring in the Present Moment
Exploring monastic music traditions, apocalyptic visions, and Drukpa anarchism with singular guitarist Tashi Dorji.
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