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June 2024

A Day Unhinged
The Poetics of Sunday
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How to Read Faulkner
“I want to read Faulkner (or give it another shot).
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Sunday in a Small Town
Cities hustle and bustle, small towns hum. Six days out of seven in the little town where I live, you can hear the low rattle of log trucks playing…
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Daddies
One of my earliest memories of my father was watching him walk out the door. He was still in high school when I was born. I know this to be true because…
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Achmed
I’m thinking today about Ahmed El Masry, my tour guide the first time I went to Israel, who was killed in a mugging in Jerusalem.
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Seeing the Ridiculous
Wodehouse and Metaphor
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May 2024

The Man Who Was Thirsty
A Brief Tribute for G.K Chesterton’s 150th Birthday
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To the Unknown Soldier
I am thinking about Ben today. We became fast friends in the second grade, somewhere between home plate and second base. We forged a lasting bond over…
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Papa Daddy
“Papa Daddy” was from Port Gibson, MS. An idyllic town on the banks of the river that was founded by French settlers in 1729. Thankfully, many of the…
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Little Snags, Big Blessings
I’m not a patient man, and few things fling me into a sour mood like being put upon or being put out. I detest being inconvenienced. But just a few…
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