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On reading

A friend recently asked me why I read books. It’s a deceptively simple question, and my knee-jerk response was equally simple: to learn about the world around me. But I think the real reasons I read books are much deeper than that. I read to learn about the world around me, yes, but also aboutContinue reading “On reading”

Posted byHMMApril 14, 2022Posted inbooks, research, time, Virginia Woolf, writing lifeTags:books, history, reading, writing lifeLeave a comment on On reading

Time Passes

Time passes, and usually we change and grow as it does, but sometimes we don’t. A couple of weeks ago, Facebook served me up a memory in the form of a post I’d made on that day in 2013. Here’s what I thought: My 2013 self sounds like an asshole. Here’s what I also thought:Continue reading “Time Passes”

Posted byHMMMarch 3, 2018March 3, 2018Posted inacademia, adult, backstory, identity, memory, time, Uncategorized, writing lifeLeave a comment on Time Passes

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  • Intermezzo: 2024 book listDecember 24, 2024
    The first time I heard Linda Emond’s voice, she was playing a Swedish InterpolContinue reading "Intermezzo: 2024 book list"
  • Everything you already know: 2023 book listDecember 31, 2023
    “We all deserve to take a step back and ask whether our lives lineContinue reading "Everything you already know: 2023 book list"
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