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Friday, March 31, 2017

Not as Obvious as It Ought to Be

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Teach the book on its merits, not on its laurels. (And by book, I mean anything. I mean specific books first, of course, the ones by Hom...

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Shadows of the Past: Advice

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"Think harder; write better." -- from one of my favorite professors to the English 47B class as a whole; he was a tad frustrated ...

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Old Notebook: Was I Talking To Myself?

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"Be more careful about what you offer to other people. I know you mean well in the moment, but you tend to set up expectations that yo...

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Why Wouldn't You?

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Read, read, read. P.S. The second International Dorothy Dunnett Day will be this November 10, 2012. For details, consider this li...

Saturday, April 21, 2012

When In Rome . . .

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There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in s...

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Matt Duckworth: San Francisco; East Bay, CA, United States; Heed the reefs not yet charted Seek that green isle beyond design

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Not as Obvious as It Ought to Be

Recommended for the Literary Reader

Shadows of the Past: Advice

Old Notebook: Was I Talking To Myself?

Why Wouldn't You?

When In Rome . . .