Archive - Desk Notes by Charles Schifano

February 2025

January 2025

Dreaming About Waking

Shut your eyes to reality.

Jan 31 •

Charles Schifano

Individual Lies

What's truly dangerous: the smallest of lies.

Jan 24 •

Charles Schifano

Words About Words—Death and Life

Let's get the bad news out of the way first.

Jan 17 •

Charles Schifano

Weapons and Words

Ten years ago two brothers used guns to murder twelve people who held pens.

Jan 10 •

Charles Schifano

The Third Person

When I was in fourth grade, my teacher gave a lesson in third-person writing.

Jan 3 •

Charles Schifano

December 2024

Even More Words About Words

I doubt that you’ve ever been gruntled.

Dec 20, 2024 •

Charles Schifano

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