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"The thing at issue is buried intentions—the secret allegiances of the alienated heart, always the main threat to the theocratic mind, as well as its immemorial quarry."
- Arthur Miller (died on this day, 2005)
From:
"Why I Wrote 'The Crucible'", The New Yorker, Oct 19, 1996.
- Arthur Miller (died on this day, 2005)
From:
"Why I Wrote 'The Crucible'", The New Yorker, Oct 19, 1996.
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"The thing at issue is buried intentions—the secret allegiances of the alienated heart, always the main threat to the theocratic mind, as well as its immemorial quarry."
- Arthur Miller (died on this day, 2005)
From:
"Why I Wrote 'The Crucible'", The New Yorker, Oct 19, 1996.
- Arthur Miller (died on this day, 2005)
From:
"Why I Wrote 'The Crucible'", The New Yorker, Oct 19, 1996.
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Lincoln was born on this day in 1809.
"I remember his cheer, his story-telling—always the good story well told. His ways were beautiful and simple. And he was the same man in all relationships—for instance, to the boys—the messenger boys."
- Walt Whitman
Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad.
"I remember his cheer, his story-telling—always the good story well told. His ways were beautiful and simple. And he was the same man in all relationships—for instance, to the boys—the messenger boys."
- Walt Whitman
Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad.
February 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Lincoln was born on this day in 1809.
"I remember his cheer, his story-telling—always the good story well told. His ways were beautiful and simple. And he was the same man in all relationships—for instance, to the boys—the messenger boys."
- Walt Whitman
Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad.
"I remember his cheer, his story-telling—always the good story well told. His ways were beautiful and simple. And he was the same man in all relationships—for instance, to the boys—the messenger boys."
- Walt Whitman
Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad.
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Reading Notes, 2/12/26
I'm a slow reader. One day I'll remember that as I blithely request ALL THE BOOKS.
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I'm a slow reader. One day I'll remember that as I blithely request ALL THE BOOKS.
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Reading Notes, 2/12/26
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February 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Reading Notes, 2/12/26
I'm a slow reader. One day I'll remember that as I blithely request ALL THE BOOKS.
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I'm a slow reader. One day I'll remember that as I blithely request ALL THE BOOKS.
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ULYSSES
The youngest son of Priam, a true knight,
Not yet mature, yet matchless, firm of word,
Speaking in deeds and deedless in his tongue,
Not soon provoked nor being provoked soon calmed,
His heart and hand both open and both free; . . .
They call him Troilus
#Troilus_2026
Act IV, s4 (96-100)
The youngest son of Priam, a true knight,
Not yet mature, yet matchless, firm of word,
Speaking in deeds and deedless in his tongue,
Not soon provoked nor being provoked soon calmed,
His heart and hand both open and both free; . . .
They call him Troilus
#Troilus_2026
Act IV, s4 (96-100)
February 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
ULYSSES
The youngest son of Priam, a true knight,
Not yet mature, yet matchless, firm of word,
Speaking in deeds and deedless in his tongue,
Not soon provoked nor being provoked soon calmed,
His heart and hand both open and both free; . . .
They call him Troilus
#Troilus_2026
Act IV, s4 (96-100)
The youngest son of Priam, a true knight,
Not yet mature, yet matchless, firm of word,
Speaking in deeds and deedless in his tongue,
Not soon provoked nor being provoked soon calmed,
His heart and hand both open and both free; . . .
They call him Troilus
#Troilus_2026
Act IV, s4 (96-100)
#Troilus_2026
IV,5,141-144
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
HECTOR
Not Neoptolemus so mirable,
On whose bright crest Fame with her loud'st Oyes
Cries „This is he“, could promise to himself
A thought of added honour torn from Hector.
IV,5,141-144
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
HECTOR
Not Neoptolemus so mirable,
On whose bright crest Fame with her loud'st Oyes
Cries „This is he“, could promise to himself
A thought of added honour torn from Hector.
February 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
#Troilus_2026
IV,5,141-144
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
HECTOR
Not Neoptolemus so mirable,
On whose bright crest Fame with her loud'st Oyes
Cries „This is he“, could promise to himself
A thought of added honour torn from Hector.
IV,5,141-144
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
HECTOR
Not Neoptolemus so mirable,
On whose bright crest Fame with her loud'st Oyes
Cries „This is he“, could promise to himself
A thought of added honour torn from Hector.
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Shakespeare continues to surprise me- this scene sounds very post-modern.
#Troilus_2026
TROILUS
We two, that with so many thousand sighs
Did buy each other, must poorly sell ourselves
With the rude brevity and discharge of one.
IV,4,38-40
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
TROILUS
We two, that with so many thousand sighs
Did buy each other, must poorly sell ourselves
With the rude brevity and discharge of one.
IV,4,38-40
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
February 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Shakespeare continues to surprise me- this scene sounds very post-modern.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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“When it’s in a book I don’t think it’ll hurt any more . . . exist any more. It’ll be wiped out. That’s what I find, with this story I’ve had with you. That writing . . . one of the things writing does is wipe things out. Replace them.”
— Duras, Emily L. (tr. Barbara Bray)
— Duras, Emily L. (tr. Barbara Bray)
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“When it’s in a book I don’t think it’ll hurt any more . . . exist any more. It’ll be wiped out. That’s what I find, with this story I’ve had with you. That writing . . . one of the things writing does is wipe things out. Replace them.”
— Duras, Emily L. (tr. Barbara Bray)
— Duras, Emily L. (tr. Barbara Bray)
#TolstoyReadalong
„Kann er mich denn wirklich lieben? Wenn er nicht gehört hätte, dass es Liebe gibt, hätte er dieses Wort niemals gebraucht! Er weiss ja gar nicht, was Liebe ist.“
Leo N. Tolstoi
Anna Karenina 2.9
Aus dem Russischen übertragen von Fred Ottow.
„Kann er mich denn wirklich lieben? Wenn er nicht gehört hätte, dass es Liebe gibt, hätte er dieses Wort niemals gebraucht! Er weiss ja gar nicht, was Liebe ist.“
Leo N. Tolstoi
Anna Karenina 2.9
Aus dem Russischen übertragen von Fred Ottow.
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 AM
#TolstoyReadalong
„Kann er mich denn wirklich lieben? Wenn er nicht gehört hätte, dass es Liebe gibt, hätte er dieses Wort niemals gebraucht! Er weiss ja gar nicht, was Liebe ist.“
Leo N. Tolstoi
Anna Karenina 2.9
Aus dem Russischen übertragen von Fred Ottow.
„Kann er mich denn wirklich lieben? Wenn er nicht gehört hätte, dass es Liebe gibt, hätte er dieses Wort niemals gebraucht! Er weiss ja gar nicht, was Liebe ist.“
Leo N. Tolstoi
Anna Karenina 2.9
Aus dem Russischen übertragen von Fred Ottow.
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La tristesse n'est rien d'autre qu'un mur qui s'élève entre deux jardins
~Khalil Gibran( Le Sable et l'écume )
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~Khalil Gibran( Le Sable et l'écume )
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We Lost the Sea - A Dance with Death (official video)
YouTube video by We Lost The Sea
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February 11, 2026 at 12:56 PM
La tristesse n'est rien d'autre qu'un mur qui s'élève entre deux jardins
~Khalil Gibran( Le Sable et l'écume )
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~Khalil Gibran( Le Sable et l'écume )
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CRESSIDA
My lord, will you be true?
TROILUS
Who, I? Alas, it is my vice, my fault.
Whiles others fish with craft for great opinion,
I with great truth catch mere simplicity;
Whilst some with cunning gild their copper crowns,
With truth and plainness I do wear mine bare.
#Troilus_2026
IV,4, 100-5
My lord, will you be true?
TROILUS
Who, I? Alas, it is my vice, my fault.
Whiles others fish with craft for great opinion,
I with great truth catch mere simplicity;
Whilst some with cunning gild their copper crowns,
With truth and plainness I do wear mine bare.
#Troilus_2026
IV,4, 100-5
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM
CRESSIDA
My lord, will you be true?
TROILUS
Who, I? Alas, it is my vice, my fault.
Whiles others fish with craft for great opinion,
I with great truth catch mere simplicity;
Whilst some with cunning gild their copper crowns,
With truth and plainness I do wear mine bare.
#Troilus_2026
IV,4, 100-5
My lord, will you be true?
TROILUS
Who, I? Alas, it is my vice, my fault.
Whiles others fish with craft for great opinion,
I with great truth catch mere simplicity;
Whilst some with cunning gild their copper crowns,
With truth and plainness I do wear mine bare.
#Troilus_2026
IV,4, 100-5
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February 11, 2026 at 1:31 PM
#TolstoyReadalong
„Zum erstenmal machte er sich ein lebhaftes Bild von ihrem persönlichen Leben…und die Vorstellung,sie könnte,ja sie müsse ein Eigenleben haben,kam ihm so fürchterlich vor,dass er diesen Gedanken sofort weit von sich wies.Das war jener Abgrund,in den zu blicken ihm Grauen erregte.“
„Zum erstenmal machte er sich ein lebhaftes Bild von ihrem persönlichen Leben…und die Vorstellung,sie könnte,ja sie müsse ein Eigenleben haben,kam ihm so fürchterlich vor,dass er diesen Gedanken sofort weit von sich wies.Das war jener Abgrund,in den zu blicken ihm Grauen erregte.“
February 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
#TolstoyReadalong
„Zum erstenmal machte er sich ein lebhaftes Bild von ihrem persönlichen Leben…und die Vorstellung,sie könnte,ja sie müsse ein Eigenleben haben,kam ihm so fürchterlich vor,dass er diesen Gedanken sofort weit von sich wies.Das war jener Abgrund,in den zu blicken ihm Grauen erregte.“
„Zum erstenmal machte er sich ein lebhaftes Bild von ihrem persönlichen Leben…und die Vorstellung,sie könnte,ja sie müsse ein Eigenleben haben,kam ihm so fürchterlich vor,dass er diesen Gedanken sofort weit von sich wies.Das war jener Abgrund,in den zu blicken ihm Grauen erregte.“
#Troilus_2026
TROILUS
We two, that with so many thousand sighs
Did buy each other, must poorly sell ourselves
With the rude brevity and discharge of one.
IV,4,38-40
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
TROILUS
We two, that with so many thousand sighs
Did buy each other, must poorly sell ourselves
With the rude brevity and discharge of one.
IV,4,38-40
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 PM
#Troilus_2026
TROILUS
We two, that with so many thousand sighs
Did buy each other, must poorly sell ourselves
With the rude brevity and discharge of one.
IV,4,38-40
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
TROILUS
We two, that with so many thousand sighs
Did buy each other, must poorly sell ourselves
With the rude brevity and discharge of one.
IV,4,38-40
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
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“Stein *drowns* the syntax that Marinetti
Had failed to destroy through decimation,
Giving literature—as opposed to
Psychiatry—its first glimpse at what occurs,
In Barthes’s notorious paraphrase, when
C’est le langage qui parle [et] pas l’auteur.”
(Ryan Ruby, Context Collapse)
Had failed to destroy through decimation,
Giving literature—as opposed to
Psychiatry—its first glimpse at what occurs,
In Barthes’s notorious paraphrase, when
C’est le langage qui parle [et] pas l’auteur.”
(Ryan Ruby, Context Collapse)
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
“Stein *drowns* the syntax that Marinetti
Had failed to destroy through decimation,
Giving literature—as opposed to
Psychiatry—its first glimpse at what occurs,
In Barthes’s notorious paraphrase, when
C’est le langage qui parle [et] pas l’auteur.”
(Ryan Ruby, Context Collapse)
Had failed to destroy through decimation,
Giving literature—as opposed to
Psychiatry—its first glimpse at what occurs,
In Barthes’s notorious paraphrase, when
C’est le langage qui parle [et] pas l’auteur.”
(Ryan Ruby, Context Collapse)
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February 10, 2026 at 3:28 AM
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PARIS
It is great morning, and the hour prefixed
For her delivery to this valiant Greek
Comes fast upon.
#Troilus_2026
Act IV s3 (1-3)
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
It is great morning, and the hour prefixed
For her delivery to this valiant Greek
Comes fast upon.
#Troilus_2026
Act IV s3 (1-3)
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
PARIS
It is great morning, and the hour prefixed
For her delivery to this valiant Greek
Comes fast upon.
#Troilus_2026
Act IV s3 (1-3)
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
It is great morning, and the hour prefixed
For her delivery to this valiant Greek
Comes fast upon.
#Troilus_2026
Act IV s3 (1-3)
#TheBard_ProblemPlays
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#TheBard_ProblemPlays Day 42, 2/10- Act IV s3 "PARIS. It is great morning, and the hour prefixed" to end of scene,
PARIS.
I know what tis to love;
And would, as I shall pity, I could help!
Please would you walk in, my lords.
Location. Troy, before Cressida's house.
#Troilus_2026
PARIS.
I know what tis to love;
And would, as I shall pity, I could help!
Please would you walk in, my lords.
Location. Troy, before Cressida's house.
#Troilus_2026
February 10, 2026 at 11:49 AM
#TheBard_ProblemPlays Day 42, 2/10- Act IV s3 "PARIS. It is great morning, and the hour prefixed" to end of scene,
PARIS.
I know what tis to love;
And would, as I shall pity, I could help!
Please would you walk in, my lords.
Location. Troy, before Cressida's house.
#Troilus_2026
PARIS.
I know what tis to love;
And would, as I shall pity, I could help!
Please would you walk in, my lords.
Location. Troy, before Cressida's house.
#Troilus_2026
#TolstoyReadalong
„Als ob ich nicht selbst wüsste, wie schlecht ich gehandelt habe! Aber wer ist schuld, dass ich so handeln musste?“
[Wronskij]
Leo N. Tolstoi
Anna Karenina 2.7
Aus dem Russischen übertragen von Fred Ottow.
„Als ob ich nicht selbst wüsste, wie schlecht ich gehandelt habe! Aber wer ist schuld, dass ich so handeln musste?“
[Wronskij]
Leo N. Tolstoi
Anna Karenina 2.7
Aus dem Russischen übertragen von Fred Ottow.
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 AM
#TolstoyReadalong
„Als ob ich nicht selbst wüsste, wie schlecht ich gehandelt habe! Aber wer ist schuld, dass ich so handeln musste?“
[Wronskij]
Leo N. Tolstoi
Anna Karenina 2.7
Aus dem Russischen übertragen von Fred Ottow.
„Als ob ich nicht selbst wüsste, wie schlecht ich gehandelt habe! Aber wer ist schuld, dass ich so handeln musste?“
[Wronskij]
Leo N. Tolstoi
Anna Karenina 2.7
Aus dem Russischen übertragen von Fred Ottow.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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Wow we read 12 plays in 2025! Thanks, everyone, for reading with my mom and me!
#TheBard_ProblemPlays #Shakespeare
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#TheBard_ProblemPlays #Shakespeare
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Shakespeare quest continues 2025
What a great year- we read about one play per month, a comfort and/or distraction from current events, a reminder that we too shall persevere.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Wow we read 12 plays in 2025! Thanks, everyone, for reading with my mom and me!
#TheBard_ProblemPlays #Shakespeare
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#TheBard_ProblemPlays #Shakespeare
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We'll finish up the Problem Plays with All's Well That Ends Well.
#AllsWell_2026 to start 2/23/26 . Thanks for thinking ahead!
#AllsWell_2026 to start 2/23/26 . Thanks for thinking ahead!
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 AM
We'll finish up the Problem Plays with All's Well That Ends Well.
#AllsWell_2026 to start 2/23/26 . Thanks for thinking ahead!
#AllsWell_2026 to start 2/23/26 . Thanks for thinking ahead!
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For #MelvilleMonday 🐳 :
His impression of British Columbia was akin to a series of postcards: whales leaping out of blue water, green shorelines, boats.
Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel
His impression of British Columbia was akin to a series of postcards: whales leaping out of blue water, green shorelines, boats.
Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
For #MelvilleMonday 🐳 :
His impression of British Columbia was akin to a series of postcards: whales leaping out of blue water, green shorelines, boats.
Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel
His impression of British Columbia was akin to a series of postcards: whales leaping out of blue water, green shorelines, boats.
Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel
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“See how elastic our prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.”
Herman Melville
#MelvilleMonday
Herman Melville
#MelvilleMonday
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
“See how elastic our prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.”
Herman Melville
#MelvilleMonday
Herman Melville
#MelvilleMonday
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Ahoy, Shipmates & Friends!
Happy #MelvilleMonday ! 🐳
“. . . like Rio Janeiro fountain, fed from the Cocovarde mountains, which is ever overflowing with strange waters . . .”
from The Confidence Man
Happy #MelvilleMonday ! 🐳
“. . . like Rio Janeiro fountain, fed from the Cocovarde mountains, which is ever overflowing with strange waters . . .”
from The Confidence Man
February 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Ahoy, Shipmates & Friends!
Happy #MelvilleMonday ! 🐳
“. . . like Rio Janeiro fountain, fed from the Cocovarde mountains, which is ever overflowing with strange waters . . .”
from The Confidence Man
Happy #MelvilleMonday ! 🐳
“. . . like Rio Janeiro fountain, fed from the Cocovarde mountains, which is ever overflowing with strange waters . . .”
from The Confidence Man