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Grandma Rachel
The downside of genealogy
May 28
The environmental impact of textile products
A handout from a previous Earth Day
Apr 22
This is a letter, not a blog
Dear Substack,
Apr 16
“This far away...western country”
Emily Cogswell’s Nebraska Mission
Mar 3
Ashokan Farewell
A tune, a memory, a poem, a story
Jan 28
What doesn’t make it into our diaries
Case in point: 11/22/1963
Nov 28, 2025
Whitehead or Baughan? Who cares?
In praise of obscure writers; a mystery solved
Oct 17, 2025
Ozymandias and Coldplay
I sing with a 55+ chorus that mostly does rock and pop classics.
Sep 23, 2025
What I did on my summer vacation, part 3
Constraints can be inspiring.
Sep 15, 2025
What I did on my summer vacation, Part 2
Learning in Ireland
Sep 4, 2025
Whitehead or Baughan?
A nerdish philosophy question
Aug 22, 2025
What I did on my summer vacation, Part 1
Besides not writing, I mean.
Aug 20, 2025
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