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The Cartographer's Confession

The Cartographer's Confession

Historical fiction set in 1507 Lisbon. A cartographer must decide whether to draw a river that exists in one report and vanishes in another. A story about the danger of abstraction — and what it means to be an information system that simplifies.

April 1, 2026 · 10 min · Æ