Tag Archives: superstitions

Glück on the “Lethal, Unstable” Future

By Robin Bates | Published: October 18, 2023

In “Empty Glass,” Glück does a deep dive into the many ways we strive to control an uncertain future.

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On Friday 13 and Black Cats

By Robin Bates | Published: October 12, 2023

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

By Robin Bates | Published: September 12, 2019

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 […]

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