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Or so the story goes

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

A Poem: Stories When the light goes out, and the book is set down by the bedside, it all comes flooding in: the story you are reading; the story of the day; the understanding that it is a story, the … Continue reading →

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Who is stronger than death

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Examination at the Womb-Door by Ted Hughes Who owns those scrawny little feet?    Death. Who owns this bristly scorched-looking face?    Death. Who owns these still-working lungs?    Death. Who owns this utility coat of muscles?    Death. Who … Continue reading →

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Spooky reading

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

And, oh, my God, my God, pity me! He placed his reeking lips upon my throat! … How long this horrible thing lasted I know not; but it seemed that a long time must have passed before he took his foul, awful, … Continue reading →

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illumination comes to our rescue

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

“But sometimes illumination comes to our rescue at the very moment when all seems lost; we have knocked at every door and they open on nothing until, at last, we stumble unconsciously against the only one through which we can … Continue reading →

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Halloween is nigh

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Book Hero

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Over the years I have found myself doing minor repairs and restorations on books in my own collection and occasionally on books that I have sold. None of the projects compares to the amazing work of Japanese artisan and book … Continue reading →

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On The Road

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

An unknown unpublished story by Jack Kerouac, which has been called “a lost chapter of the On the Road saga” has been discovered after being hidden in the files of an assassinated Mafia crime boss for at least 40 years. … Continue reading →

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Tubular Bells

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

In Aarhus, Denmark, the main public library in the city frequently resonates with the sound of a giant tubular bell called Gongen. The bell rings multiple times a day for a heartwarming reason. Atlas Obscura explains that the ringing of the … Continue reading →

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America’s Book Club is Live

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

America’s Book Club, C-SPAN’s new primetime weekly series, debuted last Sunday, October 19, with an episode featuring John Grisham. The program airs at 6 p.m. and re-airs at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific. Hosted by author and interviewer David M. … Continue reading →

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What Do You Do with the Mad That You Feel?

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

I am too old to have grown-up with the iconic Public Broadcasting children’s television show, but I was always a fan of the beloved Fred Rogers. In 1969, Fred Rogers appeared before the Senate to argue against cutting federal funding … Continue reading →

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