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Impermanence
I do hope that most of our present authors are forgotten.
11 hrs ago
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The Child in the Pool
I have my own lane in the pool.
Apr 12
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Exhibit Labels
Museum exhibit labels have the peculiar quality of giving you both too much and not enough information.
Apr 5
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March 2024
The Third Person
I learned how far I could push the language.
Mar 29
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Unseeing
The easy conclusion, in thinking about past generations and the natural world, emphasizes what they knew.
Mar 22
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A Private Person
I keep hearing stories that I shouldn’t be hearing.
Mar 19
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Former Totalitarians
Once the situation devolves into the muck, there’s nobody left but monsters.
Mar 15
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A Sensitive Question
I was startled, this week, with a question about sensitivity.
Mar 8
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Declining Into Progress
Imagine for a moment that you’re a genteel, wealthy aristocrat from Sicily.
Mar 1
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February 2024
Soundless
Nothing makes you doubt the merits of a music education more than a neighbor who takes up the violin.
Feb 23
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The Taste Test
The distinction between your preferences and your character.
Feb 16
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The Old Man And The River
Chronicle Number 3
Feb 13
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