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The Most Boring Novels in the World
just for fun
Oct 1 • 
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That Lovin' Feeling
May 4, 2023 • Joel Cuthbertson
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Overthinking Tolkien
Mar 4, 2024 • Joel Cuthbertson
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The Land of the Living
Nov 13, 2024 • Joel Cuthbertson
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What It's Like to be a Father
scenes from summer's end
Sep 5 • 
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On Jane Greer
Her, that one, across the hall!
Aug 26 • 
Joel Cuthbertson
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Recent Reading
Narnia; JFK; baseball
Jul 15 • 
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What It's Like to Be Hired
even worse, promoted
Jun 24 • 
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Parenting is Not a Tech Incubator
Against the entrepreneurial spirit
May 28 • 
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A Manifesto
reasons for writing
May 20 • 
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the culture war is always about children
not a culture war post
May 13 • 
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