Writing
+1
Oct 20, 2026
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2 min read
Confessions of a Trollope Addict
He makes me feel a good fellow – at least no worse than most
Carll
+2
Oct 19, 2026
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2 min read
Reflections After a Temper Tantrum
If we’re not who we think, then who?
Henry
+1
Oct 19, 2026
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2 min read
Henry Ponders Humans’ Concept of Justice
The fair amount for me to get of what I want is as much as I can
Henry
+1
Oct 18, 2026
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2 min read
Henry Ponders Humans’ Concept of Justice
The fair amount for me to get of what I want is as much as I can
Writing
+1
Oct 16, 2026
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2 min read
The Great American Literature Rating Game
Parnassus’ slopes are slippery, almost everybody slides off
Carll
+2
Oct 13, 2026
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2 min read
The Ever-So-Pleasant Sport of Talking
I fail at conversation when I get too fervent
Morality
+1
Oct 12, 2026
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2 min read
Morality or Else
If we are not good, we are good for nothing
Death
+1
Oct 11, 2026
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2 min read
Going Out in Style
My plan is to exit life in a blaze of glory
Carll
+1
Oct 10, 2026
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2 min read
To Dream the Impossible Dream
I still must prove myself – as if I were an equation
Poetry
+2
Oct 9, 2026
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5 min read
Thomas Hardy’s Masterclass in Prose-Making
Mostly we don’t want our prose too excellent
Carll
+1
Oct 8, 2026
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2 min read
My Long Career of Journal Scribbling
No bullshit. No polite palaver. No evasions if I could help it
Carll
+1
Oct 6, 2026
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2 min read
Babysitting My Brain
My brain has its good days and bad like any other body part
Poetry
+1
Oct 5, 2026
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3 min read
More About that Thunderbolt
A mighty poem teaches though we may not detect it
Missives
+2
Oct 4, 2026
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3 min read
The Poem as Unexpected Thunderbolt
How we speak confesses more than our words
Poetry
+1
Oct 3, 2026
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2 min read
Meeting and Greeting a Poem
A poem is like a kiss – to each their own
