Book report for July 2024
Letter No. 92: Includes social history, travelogue, a rewrite of Twain, and one more indication of Dr Essai’s favorite spirit, as if that were needed.
Know thyself through thine own spambio
Letter No. 91: Includes an unsparing portrait of Dr Essai, plus toenail fungus, friendly Russian girls, and the search for fuller, thicker hair.
Well, of course, the shooter was a loner
Letter No. 90: Includes an insufferable play date, a vulgar t-shirt, much griping, and one equation.
Behold Jesus of Bennington
Letter No. 89: Includes a bit of art criticism, an appearance by Jehovah's Witnesses, and Augustine of Hippo.
Book report for June 2024
Letter No. 88: Includes long walks, pinot noir, spying, and lots of creative process.
On the edge of the ledge
Letter No. 87: I am not comfortable as a political polemicist. The essays of TJM spring from whatever has been on my mind. But events of the last few days have crowded everything else out of my mind. This is my attempt to make some sense of it all. Bear with me. Thank you.
What about now? Is now good for you? My [now] or your [now]?
Letter No. 86: Includes old trees, old rocks, old surf, and an imperfect typographical solution.
Book report for May 2024
Letter No. 85: Includes a shocking development, early Steinbeck, and Pluto.
The most startling thing about Dr Essai’s reading
Does the eye take in more than we think? Or, maybe luck isn’t blind
Letter No. 84: Includes incongruity, dogs, and rumpled garments.
When I was 18 years old, as a graduation gift my
Sometimes you wait for the picture to make itself
Letter No. 83: Includes a film crew, wet horses, and three ducks.
In the summer of 2008, I was traveling
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