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Monthly Archives: October 2026
Randomness of the Now
“I have heard what the talkers were talking, the talk of the beginning and the end. But I do not talk of the beginning or the end. There was never any more inception than there is now, Nor any more … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Jung, Carl Sagan, Cosmos, Halloween, Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman
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A book banned and burned by Nazis
In the summer of 1915, the Armenians of six villages on the Mediterranean coast received the same order as Armenians across the Ottoman Empire. Leave your homes and join a death march into the desert. They knew what that order … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Freedom of Speech, Uncategorized
Tagged Armenians, book banning, Resistance, Turkey
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Acquainted with the night rain
Robert Frost 1928
Kerouac goes home
The Jack Kerouac Center has released new architectural renderings by Boston-based Flansburgh Architects showing how Lowell’s former St. Jean Baptiste Church will look as a museum, performance venue and cultural center honoring the life and work of Jack Kerouac. The plans … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Museums, USA, Writing
Tagged Beats, Jack Kerouac, Jack Kerouac Center
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“Leibnitz and the Transcendence of Love in Polynesia.”
“The Fifth Story” by Clarice Lispector translated by Giovanni Pontiero This story could be called “The Statues.” Another possible title would be “The Killing.” Or even “How to Kill Cockroaches.” So I shall tell at least three stories, all of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Clarice Lispector, novelists, short fiction, Ukraine
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Reading Chekov as the world burns
“Reading Chekhov was just like the angels singing to me.” — Eudora Welty, 1977 One of Russia’s greatest writers, Anton Chekhov began his career writing jokes and anecdotes for popular magazines … Continue reading
Failing Societies
When Chekhov was asked what the nature of failing societies was, he replied: “In failing societies, there is a thousand fools for every enlightened mind, and a thousand crude words for every conscious word. The majority always remains ignorant, and … Continue reading
The sadness of the zoo will fall upon society.
We are moving into a period of bewilderment, a curious moment in which people find light in the midst of despair, and vertigo at the summit of their hopes. It is a religious moment also, and here is the danger. … Continue reading
