Dear Friends, A brief question today: do you have an especially beloved, especially admired, especially associated-with kind of bird? I

My husband’s been making himself a good audio rig in the new place, and we’ve been experimenting with

Dear Friends, This whole month I’ve been taking stock of what October means to me — how bright are its

Dear Friends! My apologies for missing the last couple of Fridays — moving is a thing, and so is teaching, and

Dear Friends, I’ve scheduled this thread for 11:00 AM on Friday, when we’ll be moving. Picture me

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Dear Friends, I’m teaching a course this term called Fantasy, Myth, and Language, and I’m enjoying it so

Dear ones, This week I initiated a month-long Twitter hiatus, and I’ve been feeling the benefit of it. It’

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