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Adam Burgess
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Everyday Revelations, presented by Dr. Adam Burgess, offers reflections on literature, philosophy, music, and spirituality. "Depth and stillness."
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Our January selection for The Contemplative Reading Project is Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar. We begin today.

#booktok #bookclub #amreading #theCRPblog

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Beginning Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
The January 2025 Project Read
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January 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Rattle the Foundations of Your Own Ruins: Baldwin's Message of Love

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Rattle the Foundations of Your Own Ruins
Baldwin's Message of Love
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December 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Together, or Not at All: James Baldwin On Race and Justice

(Reflections on chapters six and seven of The Gospel According to James Baldwin, by Greg Garrett).

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Together, or Not At All
Baldwin on Race and Justice
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December 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Our first book of the new year will be Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar. I hope you will join us starting January 1st. 📚

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Stack of books
December 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Reflections on the first five chapters of The Gospel According to James Baldwin is live now:

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The Welcome Table
On the First Five Chapters of The Gospel According to James Baldwin
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December 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Keep watch with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; all for love's sake. Amen. (BCP 134)
December 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Announcing the 2026 Contemplative Reading Project Titles
#theCRPblog
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December 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Announcing the 2026 Contemplative Reading Project Titles
#theCRPblog
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December 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Everyday Revelations just hit the Top 100 on Substack for Literature! What a thrill! Thanks so much for reading and sharing. Tell your friends to join us at theadamburgess.substack.com 🙏 😊

#booktok #bookstagram #literature #music #philosophy #spirituality #amreading #amwriting
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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My latest on Substack: "The Empty Porch Swing." What do Mr. Rogers and Robert Frost have in common? Probably a disappointment in all of us.

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The Empty Porch Swing
What Happened to Us, Neighbor?
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November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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On my latest Substack, I dig into two poems from the first section of Paul Tran’s “All the Flowers Kneeling,” with some suggested exercises.

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"The Orchard of Knowing"
All the Flowers Kneeling, Part 1
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November 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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My latest on Substack is a bit of a long one, but that's what happens with little sleep and lots of good music, plus a healthy dash of anxiety.

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American Babel
(I know that it will break your heart)
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October 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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It's back to poetry for November! We're diving in to Paul Tran's 'All the Flowers Kneeling,' which is conveniently divided into four parts.

#theCRPblog #poetry #amreading #booktok #bookstagram #amwriting #everydayrevelations

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All the Flowers Kneeling
Contemplative Read #24
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November 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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We’re back to poetry next month, with Paul Tran’s collection, ‘All the Flowers Kneeling.’ I’m so excited!

By the way, I’ve been having a blast with Jackson’s short stories this month. Her writing is so eerie and insightful. Is her take on society pessimistic or accurate? 🤔

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Poetry book with silver wreath
October 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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My latest on Substack is a bit of a long one, but that's what happens with little sleep and lots of good music, plus a healthy dash of anxiety.

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American Babel
(I know that it will break your heart)
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October 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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A new poem today on my Substack

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The Hummingbird's Gift
Today, a little poem inspired by a recent morning walk.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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On Rereading A Wrinkle in Time; or, What’s Your Favorite Nostalgic Novel?

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On Rereading A Wrinkle in Time (with My Students)
Or What's Your Favorite Nostalgic Novel?
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October 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”
Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students
A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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“The music of Mumford & Sons reminds me that hope is not the opposite of despair; it’s the decision to keep walking through it. It’s not clean or certain. It’s made of sweat and breath and broken strings.”

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Hope in the Dust
Listening to Mumford & Sons in Hard Times
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October 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Shirley Jackson's The Lottery and Other Stories
Contemplative Read: October 2025
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October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Today, I reflect on the month's theme of slowness and attention by considering one of our first masters of introspection, Marcus Aurelius, and why his Meditations remain so relevant.

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The Strange Comfort of Marcus Aurelius
Stoicism, Buddhism, and Us?
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September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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October 1st is just around the corner! That means a new read for The Contemplative Reading Project. We chose something appropriate to the season: Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery and Other Stories. I hope you’ll join us!

#theCRPblog #EverydayRevelations #ShirleyJackson #thriller #amreading #booktok
Paperback book face out on wooden bookshelf.
September 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Tumblr post from every-lemon Sep 8 so my spouse is part of a weirdly intense but mostly benign men's workout group that meets at like, 5:30am outside every day, even in winter. they do a lot of burpees and lugging cinder blocks up hills and stuff. they take turns leading the workouts and tomorrow is his turn. I asked what he was planning. he handed me a sheet of William Carlos William poems from a large stack he'd printed. I said "what" and he explained, helpfully, "it's a William Carlos William themed workout." I asked what inspired it and he said "l've been planning this for months." Follow up tumblr post every-lemon Sep 9 it was a smash hit. a dozen guys showed up (more than usual). spouse brought a red wheelbarrow and they took turns bringing cinder blocks up the hill with it. then they broke up in teams and did a relay with an "icebox" (cooler filled with 40lbs of ice). at the end he opened the cooler to reveal it was full of beach plum lacroix and all the guys cheered. they drank sparkling water as he read 'approach of winter' out loud. he was home by 6:30am.
September 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Can someone explain this rapture stuff that’s trending? Something happening tomorrow? I clearly missed something…
September 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM