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Kafka and Brod
Notes from Prague
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June 2024

Kafka Days
Notes from Prague
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May 2024

The Case of the Paving Stones
A moment in time
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April 2024

Venice/ Clues
Hi everyone! Today’s post is about walking around Venice and looking for clues. I recently got to visit Venice for the first time, thanks to the book…
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"I don't have a problem with Descartes."
This one somehow ends up being about Descartes
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March 2024

The Elif Life: Imperialism Edition
A talk from Rome
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Much as described, except for the dachshunds
Notes from Rome
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January 2024

"I Don't Do Assignments Anymore."
Why Ava DuVernay's "Origin" felt like my "Lord of the Rings"
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What is breakfast?
Travel, trauma, and literary form
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December 2023

The Ishiguro-Lviv Rabbithole
Is dream condensation an Austro-Hungarian export?
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November 2023

What if you imagine the reader as someone who loves you?
NB—Today’s post is a follow-up to the last one.
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The Hall of Hedgehogs
Bonus thank-you for Founding Subscribers
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