In which I grapple with college feelings of inauthenticity.
Monthly Archives: November 2025
My College Search for Authenticity
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The Surrender Caucus, the Last Battle
The so-called Surrender Caucus of Democrats who broke the filibuster are like the dwarfs in C.S. Lewis’s “Last Battle.”
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Surprised by the Joy of Reading
In a satiric essay, a fictional writer begins by reading to impress and ends by loving to read.
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Military Service and the American Dream
Veterans of color, as Silko reveals in her novel “Ceremony,” often experience a disconnect between the military’s ideals and the country’s.
Chicago’s Big Shoulders vs. ICE
A judge read Carl Sandburg’s “Chicago” as she issued an injunction against federal agents sent by the Trump administration.
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Why I Majored in History, Not English
Continuing my memoir, I look at why I majored in history, not English, at Carleton College, even though lit was my great love.
A Novel Predicted A.I., Zoom, the Internet
Forster’s 1913 novella predicted how our lives would one day be ruled by the internet and A.I.
They Oz You Up, Your Mandias
A double parody to lighten your mood—on “Ozymandias” and Larkin’s “This Be the Verse.”
