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June 2025

Why the Wrestle to Capture the Words Just Might be the Whole Point
On the indescribable mysteries of love, art, and beauty in I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
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Yet Another Summer Reading List — But With Timeless Titles Only
Novels, memoirs, and children's books to savor in the sun
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June 2025 read-along pick: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Because the potent wit of this beloved narrator is unparalleled
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May 2025

When Great Literature Grants Permission to Grapple with Faith
Or rather, what Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry taught me about the failure of love and the mercy in mystery
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What the Lost Tales of Louisa May Alcott Tell Me
Or rather: Why Writing Outside One's Preference Might Very Well Be Unavoidable
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May 2025 read-along pick: Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry
Because Wendell Berry is a feast; and I am in need of some nourishment
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April 2025

March 2025

When a Modern Novelist Perfectly Pens Everything that's (Basically) Wrong with Modern Literature
Or rather, why it's absolutely essential for every avid reader to read Andromeda by Therese Bohman
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March/April 2025 read-along pick: Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Because I can't walk Walden Pond Path otherwise
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When Matters of the Untrue Man's Heart Manifest
On the power of personal conviction and identity in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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