The Necessity of Companionship: Re-Reading Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men is, unfortunately, a microcosm of the American West unique in its circumstances, but not in its outcome.
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Books Read November 21, 2023: Nausea, by John Paul Sartre Somewhere in between these dates: To Live, by Yu Hua October 11, 2023: Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson September 19, 2023: Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck February 25, 2023: The Three Body Problem, by Cixin Liu Pieces Written The […]
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If there was a theme to the books this year, it would have to be this: Affirmation.
Read more "2022 Selfies…with Books! Year in Review"The Bomb Everyone Saw Fused
I invite you to think carefully about what message his countenance suggests. Anger, defiance, irritation—I see desperation. I see it as the bomb everyone saw fused.
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Artifice is part of the story. Accept this premise so that you may be equipped to reject it.
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Reflection, rather than noise, may save this country from its darkest fantasies. Plausible deniability makes a welcomed outcome all the more unlikely.
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Examine and voice your sources of happiness. Life will pass you by if you stay silent.
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At this point, writing about the books that I read in the past year feels like reaching a checkpoint in an overly-long JRPG dungeon.
Read more "2021 Selfies…with Books! Year in Review!"Thoughtless: Disjointed Reflections on Afghanistan
The War on Terror is over. Express for yourself how you feel about the Taliban takeover and where America stands. These are my thoughts.
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