Book report for May 2026
Letter No. 143: Includes fictional physics, delightful envelope art that would be undeliverable today, and reckless spending on more and more books.
Hello, I’m an INTJ Maven Maker Analytic Architect. And you are?
Letter No. 142: Includes pop psychology, mention of a plumber, and the concept of recreational grumpiness.
Book report for April 2026
Letter No. 141: Includes my favorite historian, a boring Stoic, and a book about books.
Coda to “One always has to spoil a picture a little bit”
Letter No. 140: Includes further thoughts on No. 139, bits that were cut from the last one but still seem relevant, and other potential mistakes.
”One always has to spoil a picture a little bit”
Letter No. 139: Includes the color of black holes, shameless name-dropping (Delacroix, Burke, Schlegel), and much perfect discussion of imperfection. Plus elephants.
Book report for March 2026
Letter No. 138: Includes weird biology, self-parody, and lobsters in pain.
Commonplace Book, pg. 3 — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Letter No. 137: Includes going at a Bible with scissors, much sobriety, and a burst of passion at the end.
Tracy Kidder
Letter No. 136: Remembering one of the best.
Book report for February 2026
Letter No. 135: Includes math—or, in King’s English, maths—and mention of Ægypt, which you will not find on a map.
Lamb’s head and pluck—it’s what’s for dinner
Letter No. 134: Includes a dog’s breakfast of feet, tongues, lights, dry oysters, and fummerfavory.
