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August is a Wrap
Travel, Reading, Watching
Aug 31 • 
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Marjorie Morningstar is a Feminist Story
To dismiss the novel as an artifact of patriarchy is to miss the point.
Aug 3 • 
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July 2025

July's Happenings
The Director. A Daughter's tribute. Peaches.
Jul 20 • 
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The Dog Knew Best
Vale Benny
Jul 6 • 
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Welcome! Begin Here
What's in this thing for readers
Jul 2 • 
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June 2025

Against Perfectionism
The enemy of art
Jun 8 • 
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The Murder of Joe the Hamster
Hamstercide, memoir & democracy tied together with a bow
Jun 1 • 
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May 2025

The Gift of This Place Will Live On
Where I Once Wrote From
May 25 • 
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When Masks Fall Away
The Real Power of Museums in a Virtual Age
May 13 • 
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April 2025

How Reading Serves Creativity
On Emerson and the Creative Process
Apr 28 • 
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The Personal Essay's Resurgence
For better or worse thanks to Substack and all the rest
Apr 19 • 
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March 2025

What Makes Memoirs Work
Read Like A Writer Series #1
Mar 18 • 
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