In “Empty Glass,” Glück does a deep dive into the many ways we strive to control an uncertain future.
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Glück on the “Lethal, Unstable” Future
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On Friday 13 and Black Cats
A post on Friday 13 and black cats, with thoughts on Poe and a Rilke cat poem.
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Friday 13th Is a Date Bewitched
Friday the 13th My mother unearthed this Friday the 13th poem for her Sewanee Messenger poetry column. Unfortunately, we don’t know the author or the date. Enjoy. Friday, thirteenth, is a date bewitched: So be not born or hanged or hitched Or hired or fired on that day; Cut not thy nails, nor mow the […]
