Reflections on books, the web, philosophy, and the quiet disciplines that hold a life together.
John Williams was born on August 29, 1922 in Clarksville, Texas. He served in the United States Army Air Force from 1942 to 1945 in China, Burma and India. The Swallow Press published his first novel, Nothing But the ...
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A short story that carries a soft dread from its very first scene with a Gothic feel to it, the story follows a newly established doctor who is approached by a mysterious woman begging him to save a dying man. Her sec...
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Commonplace books (or commonplaces) are a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into blank books. They have been kept from antiquity, and were kept particularly during the Renaissance and in the nin...
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The human body works in sophisticated ways, which i always find amusing from the smallest cell to the organs and the neurons in our brains. The human body has 11 major organ systems, each handles different but connect...
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William Golding (1911–1993) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies (1954), which established his reputation as a significant contemporary author. Born in Cornwall...
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