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Entries from November 2008

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

Schwartz, Delmore

November 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Well, pilgrims. It’s that day once again when the poisoned blankets of history are celebrated with turkey and squash. And I want to get all excited with you about Delmore Schwartz, and rave a while about how you should be able to listen to the rhythm of his narrative with an almost painful wistfulness for [...]

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The Specialist’s Hat

Link, Kelly

November 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments

So it was decided that I needed a table, but in thinking about the sort of table I might need, for the purpose the table would serve, it was further decided that the table needed to have certain bench-like properties. A hybrid, as we say in these times. The problem is, as you may have [...]

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