…  Aperçu | Word Genius .

… ‘This Is Where Mark Twain Is Buried” by Kathryn Olvera. I’m fond of Twain, of course, but my literary pilgrimages were in honor of the Ne...

 ...The life and death of Richard III ...The life and legacy of Alfred the Great

…  more miscellaneous musings : Some days in the 1950s were simply terrible .

…  Vale - The Catholic Thing . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

… Boris Dralyuk on Julia Nemirovskaya’s “Verse.” (Hat tip, Dave Lull.”

…  Poem of the week: Poetry for Supper by RS Thomas | Poetry | The Guardian . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  more miscellaneous musings : Puerto Rican nationalists try to assassinate U.S. president .

…  Lissome | Word Genius .

…  Resurrecting John Keats | The Russell Kirk Center . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) … We love Keats because, as Miller points out as she guides us ...

 ...100 sites for 100 years  An introduction here The place and buildings are here

…  Paul Davis On Crime: A Little Humor: Johnny's Halloween Costume .

… “All is not going well for Britain,” says King of England.

…  Zealotry of Guerin: Poetry and Fiction by Christopher Guerin: The Map . Note: I failed to post this on Saturday, as I usually do,

…  Beldam | Word Genius .

…  more miscellaneous musings : First automobile road to traverse entire continental U.S .

…  Paul Davis On Crime: A Little Night Music: Nina Simone Sings Jazz Classic 'My Baby Just Cares For Me ' .

…   more miscellaneous musings : U.S. ready to use nuclear weapons against others .

An attitude of permanent indignation signifies great mental poverty. Politics compels it votaries to take that line and you can see their m...

…  Birthday of the man called the “Atlas of Independence.”

…  more miscellaneous musings : Unravel the Mystery of the Edgar Allan Poe sites .

…  Vulpine | Word Genius .

… Carl Phillips on the Value of Silence for Writers . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) The dead don’t miss the world. They can’t. The dead don’t miss u...

…  Infamous killer sent to New York prison’s electric chair . Like Auberon Waugh, Evelyn’s son, I am opposed to capital punishment , for the...

…  more miscellaneous musings : When it came to buying wine, Dickens was no Scrooge .

…  A.M. Juster: ‘Cancer Prayer.’   (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

I'm not afraid of death. It's the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life. — Jean Giraudoux , born on this date in 1882

…  Three Sonnets from Petrarch’s Canzoniere .  (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Ambrosial | Word Genius .

…  more miscellaneous musings : Sherlock Holmes and the adventures of the pastiches .

 I have to go shopping while Petra, Debbie’s aide for today is here. I’ll do some blogging when I get back.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along. — Evelyn Waugh , born on this ...

…  more miscellaneous musings : The meddlesome government has another stupid idea .

…   Chiliad | Word Genius .

… for me to have just pre-ordered the Kindle version:  Bob Dylan's bonkers, misogynistic 'Philosophy of Modern Song' - Los Angel...

…  Missouri’s Governor orders the extermination of Mormons .

… Philadelphia Inquirer staff shredded for saying Fetterman won debate with Oz: ‘Clown world in action' . (Hat tip, Paul Davis.(j The In...

…  The Church Needs Beauty | Maggie Gallagher | First Things . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) Since Vatican II, the Church has largely ceased to play...

…  more miscellaneous musings : Ambassador sails off and will ask for help from the Frenc h .

Life always offers you a second chance. it's called tomorrow. — Dylan Thomas , born on this date in 1914

…  Anneal | Word Genius .

…  Jeeves, Wooster and an Englishman of Indian origin . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  20 Incredible Images from the British Photography Awards Shortlist . (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.)

 …  New Video of the Poem Philadelphia by g emil reutter .

…  more miscellaneous musings : Life on the riverboats with Samuel Clemens and others .

…  Matt Pritchett Sketches Britain's Political Tragicomedy | City Journal . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

As long as there are flowers and children and birds in the world, have no fears: everything will be fine. — Nikos Kazantzakis , who died on...

…  Stemwinder | Word Genius .

… Writer advises writer: “Be tethered in native pastures”s .

…   Bruce Charlton's Notions: Irony is weakness . (Hat tip, Dave lull.) The chronically ironic are rarely serious.

…  more miscellaneous musings : Mark Twain writes his last novel from beyond the grave .

… TRY THIS . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) Sister Maria D. Jackson, assigned to Our Lady of Pompeii, where my paternal grandparents were married in ...

…  Professor Katherine Duncan-Jones (1941-2022) - Somerville College Oxford . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

The Bill of Rights was not written to protect governments from trouble. It was written precisely to give the people the constitutional means...

…  more miscellaneous musings : Prolific letter writers begin married life together in 1764 .

…  Extrospection | Word Genius .

… The Butcher’s Books: how did Tennyson write In Memoriam . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) Tennyson recorded quotations and memories associated with ...

Both art and faith are dependent on imagination; both are ventures into the unknown. — Denise Levertov , born on this date in 1923

…  more miscellaneous musings : Stock market crashed and the Great Depression began .

…  Hallux | Word Genius .

…  more miscellaneous musings : The trouble began on the 22nd of October in 4004 BC :.

…  The Remarkable Diaries of Composer Ned Rorem (Who Celebrates His 99th Birthday Today) . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) The end result is a literar...

The beautiful are shyer than the ugly, for they move in a world that does not ask for beauty — Ned Rorem . Born on this date in 1923

…  Atticism | Word Genius .

…  Freeman Dyson and Me | The MIT Press Reader . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…   more miscellaneous musings : Remembering a televised speech of extraordinary gravit y . I turned 21 on October 14, 1962. A couple of yea...

…  Like Briefly Discovering You Are Sane - by Jeremy Noel-Tod . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) The Book of Baruch  can feel indigestibly disagreeable...

…  Zealotry of Guerin: Poetry and Fiction by Christopher Guerin: One Word .

A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer. — Doris Lessing , born on this date in 1919

…  Chronometry | Word Genius .

 …  Let us “soitenly” remember Mr. Horwitz on his birthday .

…  The Present Desolation - The Catholic Thing . …  those who do look to the Church now look through time. The latest encyclical from the la...

…  October's Bright Blue Weather by Helen Hunt Jackson - Famous poems, famous poets. - All Poetry . (Hat tip, Maureen McGee.)

…  Consensus Reality | John Wilson | First Things . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Orwell uncut: New Substack will serialize Orwell's writings | AP News . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…   more miscellaneous musings : Legionnaires select 25 most beloved military veteran s .

… It’s elementary. His adventures are bonkers and thrilling.

The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself. — Usuka K. Le Guin , born on this date in 1929

…  more miscellaneous musings : First-rate literary meta-mystery is now must-see TV series .

…  ‘My Daughter Sees a Starling on the Lawn’ and Other Poetry by Mark Anthony Signorelli . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Three Poems by Douglas Cole .   …    After my First Heart Fluctuation by Stephen Page. …  The Game by Matthew Ussia . …   Happy Hour at t...

Only divine love bestows the keys of knowledge. — Arthur Rimbaud , born on this date in 1854

…   more miscellaneous musings : Juicy Fruit and Cracker Jack (and more) make debuts .

…  Aswarm | Word Genius .

…  more miscellaneous musings : This day in 1902 really was a long time ago .

Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends. — Lewis Mumford , born on this date in 1895

…  The Hard Labor of Christian Apologetics - The Catholic Thing . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) Maybe something other than apologetics is needed. Co...

…  more miscellaneous musings : Big business busts quite a few blocks before going bust .

…  Flambeau | Word Genius .

… Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) Maybe Mallon should have stuck with his stated subject — the epistolary novella...

…  Top NIH director admits Boston lab that created new Covid strain did NOT clear research with agency | Daily Mail Online . Exactly what wa...

… . IBPC: Winning Poems for July 2022 . (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.)

…  TO BEAR THE WEIGHT OF LIFEm— An Interview with Dana Gioia . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) Poetry is easiest to recognize if the lines are in mete...

…  North of Oxford Presents An Autumn Poetry Reading | North of Oxford .

…  more miscellaneous musings : The Burning of Falmouth (Portland, Maine) in 1775 .

… 3 POEMS BY BRAD LEITHAUSER . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  more miscellaneous musings : The perfect 1954 Christmas gift (batteries not included) .

Eternity is the Absolute present. — D. T. Suzuki , born on this date in 1870

…  Hyponym | Word Geniu s .

…   Berdyaev on the Moral Source of Atheism . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) I have long been an admirer of Berdyaev. He has been a major influence o...