Category Archives: Writing

Nothing New is something new

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Earlier this month, the New Yorker magazine published its centennial issue, and in its pages readers will discover something extraordinary: a previously unknown Robert Frost poem. Frost’s biographer, Jay Parini, wrote an essay about the poem, saying it “was found in a retired … Continue reading →

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Banned in the USA

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

The map above comes from from PEN America, which tracks book bans and fights censorship in public schools and libraries across the country. Here’s how they defined a ban: PEN America defines a school book ban as any action taken … Continue reading →

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see the horror in the heart of farce

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Ihr aber lernet, wie man sieht statt stiert Und handelt, statt zu reden noch und noch. So was hätt einmal fast die Welt regiert! Die Völker wurden seiner Herr, jedoch Dass keiner uns zu früh da triumphiert — Der Schoß … Continue reading →

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Creation Story

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Fifty Years of Travel Tips

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

You’ve probably run across the popular annual compendiums of long time blogger Kevin Kelly. His year-end posts seem to get widespread coverage which reflects both his sage wisdom and a bit of clever promotion. Kelly is also a serious traveler … Continue reading →

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Which book do you prefer

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Which Book Do You Prefer was created by Aris Catsambas  basically and asks visitors to pick their favorite from a pairing of novels – it requests only that you  vote if you’ve read both of the books in question, but otherwise … Continue reading →

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I will make rhapsodies from grains of sleep.

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Dorothea Tanning, the Surrealist artist and writer, who made it from the small town of Galesburg, Illinois, to the center of New York’s avant-garde art world, lived until she was 101, but she never got the major museum survey she … Continue reading →

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One word of truth outweighs the world

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

To stand up for truth is nothing. For truth, you must sit in jail. You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But … Continue reading →

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How we live now (almost)

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

It’s been more than a year since I read Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize winning novel Prophet Song, but I’ve been thinking more and more about it lately. Prophet Song takes place in an alternate Dublin. Members of the newly formed secret … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Dog

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

 

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