12/07/2020
time machine: 07 Dec
12/07/2018
A City on the Edge
It’s not so bad to be on the edge
by Stephen Gambescia
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12/07/2017
Eric Was Here
And then he was gone.
by Sarah Groves
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12/07/2016
The Magnificent Moto
A look into Moto Hagio’s Otherworld Barbara
by Chris Mautner
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12/07/2015
A Keatsian Christmas
How a Yuletide letter changed a poet, and how it can change you, too.
by Colin Fleming
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on walking
September 15, 2014
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Are cars turning human beings into quadrupeds? Or is there room for walking after all?
August 22, 2014
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In need of a burst of creativity? Go for a walk.
June 23, 2014
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How to overcome the argument that walking is too slow.
and the living’s easy
August 2, 2010
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Bathing suits. Bah! Humbug!
April 25, 2008
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The disappointment of going to the seaside on the cusp of summer.
August 6, 2007
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Why "Umbrella" is one (and "Zombie" wasn't).