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The Vine: November 8, 2024
November 8, 2024 – 11:41 AM | 15 Comments
The Vine: November 8, 2024

Hey. I don’t know what we do now either. I DO know that we’ll need each other going forward, as we always have, for support, mutual aid, and information on where to get high-quality wide-calf …

Bonded Pairs
September 11, 2024 – 8:05 AM | 99 Comments
Bonded Pairs

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a lonely girl in possession of a library card must be in want of a twin. The child who spends a lot of time in books also spends …

Local News
September 11, 2023 – 8:08 AM | 74 Comments
Local News

I found it while researching a murder (…this is a sentence I have more frequent use for than most), the true story of a neighborhood legend from my childhood. I grew up in a leafy, …

“To see the worst and make an account of it”
January 6, 2023 – 12:42 PM | 8 Comments
“To see the worst and make an account of it”

(David Denby on Norman Mailer’s wartime experiences)

Hey, folks. Just a quick periodic round-up of stuff I’ve gotten up to of late…I guess I could use Linktree but I’m still paying for hosting for TN, so: …

How I Became A Baseball Fan
September 21, 2015 – 8:36 AM | 32 Comments
How I Became A Baseball Fan

Thanks, Doc.