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April 5, 2026
Some Process Stuff on "Vigil"
The (so-called, by me) "Meaning Outline."
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March 30, 2026
"The House with the Mezzanine"
My response to my own assignment...which, as in my real college days, is late.
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March 26, 2026
"Lose the quotation marks?" he asked. Sure, why not, I replied.
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March 22, 2026
Why Do We Think What We Think of Him?
That is, of the narrator of "The House with the Mezzanine?" Or, for that matter, any first-person narrator?
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March 18, 2026
A Daily Show Appearance
...last night!
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March 15, 2026
A Chekhov Surrogate
On becoming obsessed after second reads
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March 12, 2026
What is "Comfort," Anyway?
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March 8, 2026
Back to Work!
By way of an experiment.
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March 1, 2026
"Wait, What Did You Just Say to Me?"
A painful lesson from my youth...
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February 26, 2026
What's Up With All the Theme Parks?
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February 26, 2026
George Saunders on America now
A recording from George Saunders and Anand Giridharadas's live video
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February 25, 2026
Live event today!
Hi all - just wanted to quickly let you know that I’m going live with Anand Giridharadas on The Ink today at 1:30pm EST / 12:30pm CST.
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February 23, 2026
A Significant P.S. to the "Lincoln in the Bardo" Movie Announcement
:)
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February 22, 2026
A Story Comes Out of a Transient State of Mind
Thoughts on "CivilWarLand in Bad Decline"
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February 15, 2026
Off to London
And a story of mine for us to think about.
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February 12, 2026
With Love from St. Louis
Next stop, Baltimore. And a question about abandoning a project.
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February 8, 2026
Going Still. Still Going.
And: Why a Writer Must Dictate Event (According to Me). (Another post that, though baggy, is full of love.)
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February 3, 2026
A Quick Warning
Scam ongoing.
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February 1, 2026
Still Going...
...but with a pause in sight.
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January 29, 2026
From the Road
Hilarity Ensues. (A pretty hefty post).
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January 25, 2026
Another Exercise
And off I go.
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January 18, 2026
About That Exercise
...and some other things...
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January 15, 2026
Office Hours
UK news, a raft of new members, and our question of the week...
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January 11, 2026
Happy Sunday to You All
Hello friends,
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