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The Ephrussis of Paris and Vienna
The Ephrussis of Paris and Vienna The book I’ve just finished reading had an impact on me greater than any book I can remember. By impact, I don’t mean long-term influence on my heart or mind. I mean something like … Continue reading
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A Moral Crisis
A Moral Crisis In A Good Look at Evil, I portray a moral crisis as a time when one’s story comes to a stop. The halt isn’t called because of an external obstacle. It comes from within. What causes this … Continue reading
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Rejection Letters
Rejection Letters It’s been quite a week. After our time at the Eric Voegelin Society conference in Washington, which was satisfying both humanly and intellectually, one thing after another went bust. First, on the Sunday train back to Trenton, my … Continue reading
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Tagged a suitable editor, Abigail L. Rosenthal's "Confessions of a Young Philosopher", acceptance from horses, author’s setbacks, busted watch, calling the fire department, Das Nichts nichtet, equine friends, Eric Voegelin Society, exhausting the possibilities, hating Heidegger, highly recommended manuscript submission, impending doom, knowing where one is, let-downs, making no sense, mood-setting music, political science, publishing difficulties, publishing politics, rejection letters, respected editor, review magazine, Second Corinthians, sense of time, smartphone, spatial sense, starving writers, talking to horses, telling time, the appliance man, the start of a beautiful relationship, writer’s expenses, writer’s life
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Womanly Arts
Womanly Arts At the Eric Voegelin Society conference we attended this week in D.C., Jerry and I were on a panel entitled “Life as a Spiritual Journey.” They went awfully well — both of our (totally different) presentations. For the … Continue reading
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Real Life Returns
Real Life Returns I’ve just finished writing and footnoting an article, exploring new territory, with potential impact in a controversy that’s been roiling opinion-shapers for decades. Tonight I sent it to an editor at an influential journal of opinion who … Continue reading
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