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Speaking of Women

tell me if the lovers are losers … tell me if any get more than the lovers … in the dust … in the cool tombs. Carl Sandburg, Cool Tombs Recently a dear friend lost her beloved husband to leukemia. … Continue reading

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Elegy for Ed Erwin

I hadn’t heard from Ed since right after his unexpected surgery. He’d sent me a technicolor headshot showing how he looked when post-operative. Pretty banged up. I didn’t realize that it would be his wordless explanation for ending further communication … Continue reading

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Back by Popular Demand: It’s Hegel!

Back by Popular Demand:  It’s Hegel! Hegel is one of the philosophers from whom I’ve learned a lot.  Though he was born and died in nineteenth-century Germany, he’s still timely. In the Anglo-American sphere, the question I get is, “What’s … Continue reading

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