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the commonplace book (vol. 13)
march 2026 - selective reflections, notes & marginalia from what i’ve been reading
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March 2026
a postcard for my beloved father
may he rest in peace
Mar 25
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the weekly reading guide (vol. 12)
(month of february) - essential essays, op-eds, and discussions.
Mar 6
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january archive - close readings: eliot, yeats & glück
monthly postcard (vol. 4) — poetry, books, films, tv, playlist, comforts (the best recipes i've tried)
Mar 1
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February 2026
the weekly reading guide (double issue: vol. 10 & 11)
(weeks of jan 19 - 31) — essential essays, op-eds, and discussions.
Feb 12
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January 2026
the weekly reading guide (vol. 9)
(weeks of jan 1 - 18) — essential essays, op-eds, and discussions.
Jan 23
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december archive
monthly postcard (vol. 3) — books, films, poetry, playlists, comforts
Jan 19
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the best essays of 2025
a hand-picked, publication-by-publication curation of last year's most fascinating reads • plus, 5 bonus essays from 2024
Jan 11
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not the 1920s
notes on a quiet life: an emotional weather report of the 2020s
Jan 3
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December 2025
the weekly reading guide (vol. 8)
(week of dec 22 - 28) — essential essays, op-eds, and discussions.
Dec 29, 2025
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the weekly reading guide (vol. 7)
(dec 15 - 21) — essential essays, op-eds, and discussions
Dec 24, 2025
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winter letter: some under-read & some long-lived books i want to read in 2026
a list of book recommendations full of enduring and at times, overshadowed, books
Dec 22, 2025
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