Category: babelonandon
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The letter was simply addressed: l’Étranger, Rue Perdu, Nevers. It contained an account of the war and of life before war. It slipped out of pocket, down sewers and over the… more ›
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Churches contribute to gay suicides, most Americans believe. I wonder if blaming region also somehow gives it more power or credence in the lives of those who would commit suicide. It… more ›
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In these dog days of July, I feel the heat dissipating every ounce of strength my body once contained. My mind has grown stagnant. And for the past six months,… more ›
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How does a poet write history? I once began with this question. But after several years of focusing on the first part of my questionable query, I find myself now… more ›
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Two strangers hired to stomp around my attic in hopes of repairing the AC circuit board that was fried by lightning three weeks ago. The cost of the replacement board:… more ›
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Today’s field/question: the ontological turn in 20th-century hermeneutics. At least that’s what I think the theme will be. Perhaps my professor will spring some other topic on me in about… more ›
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Today is the last day of 2008–an arbitrary date and an arbitrary number. The older I get, the more in sync I become with natural time: the phases of the… more ›
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I’ve been reading Ricoeur as a near-end-of-the-semester treat, so I’m not sure if I even have anything to say about words. What I can say is that words speak themselves:… more ›
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Only two classes down. But for the third class, I already have an incomplete/extension. So, for the most part, I’m done with the semester. Done with coursework altogether. Not counting,… more ›