Category Archives: Writing

Three-Paragraph Problem

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

“A Problem” by Jorge Luis Borges Translated by Andrew Hurley Let us imagine that a piece of paper with a text in Arabic on it is discovered in Toledo, and that paleographers declare the text to have been written by … Continue reading →

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Born to Read

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Tonight, you can celebrate the poetic genius of Bruce Springsteen and  also support the Book Industry Charitable Foundation by attending a the Crowdcast event “Born to Read–Booksellers Talk Bruce Springsteen. Through five decades, Springsteen has been as a cultural touchstone … Continue reading →

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It is a river, this language

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

I can recall my amazement in reading Chaucer in high school English and marveling at the extent that the English language had changed over time. The short video below by A.Z. Foreman is an enlightening marvelous journey through thirteen centuries … Continue reading →

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Autumn, The Smell of Leaves Burning

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Autumn By Louise Gluck The part of life devoted to contemplation was at odds with the part committed to action. * Fall was approaching. But I remember it was always approaching once school ended. * Life, my sister said, is like … Continue reading →

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Autumn Rivulets

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Brian D. Butler
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Live Your Way Into The Answer

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Rainer Maria Rilke // “Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them…the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in … Continue reading →

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a novel shortcut

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

by Liana Finck  

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Tale for Tale

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

The Teller of Tales Gabriela Mistral translated by Ursula K. Le Guin When I’m walking, everything on earth gets up and stops me and whispers to me, and what they tell me is their story. And the people walking on the … Continue reading →

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Total Eclipse of Rationality

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

American Fascism Now (Rotland Press) offers a chilling look at the United States in 2020, with powerful linocut prints by Sue Coe and text by historian Stephen F. Eisenman. The frightening book chronicles a country on the verge of a … Continue reading →

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Magnum Opus

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

 

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