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I rate the books on my nightstand!

#reading #nightstandbooks #humor #personalessays

You can find the original essay here: nightstand

Just three industrial parks stand between me and finishing my walks!

#walkies #sonny #personalessays #humor

For the print version of this piece, click here: finis

I can't wait for the equinox!

#caponethecat #autumn #orange #personalessays #cats

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thejeanspace.wordpress.com/2020/09/11/orange/

I try to get my words straight!

#wordchoice #writing #marktwain #writingadvice #humor #fireflies #lightningbugs

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thejeanspace.wordpress.com/2020/09/06/word-choice-terrible/

I visit the book drop!

#davidfosterwallace #infinitejest #humor #books

Here's a link to the original essay: book-drop

I worry about a fawn, as it turns out, unnecessarily!

#autism #anxiety #parenthood

Find the original essay here: ditches

I learn about librarian with the side gig of author.

#philiplarkin #librarians #libraries

For the WordPress version, check out my blog, the jeanSpace: larkin-in-the-library

I play beside the sea on a hot August night!

#summer #PhilipLarkinHighWindows #storms #nature

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thejeanspace.wordpress.com/2021/08/22/in-hartford-hereford-and-hampshire/

I learn what making the bed reveals about my personality, at least from a monk's perspective.

#makethebed #productivity #foundationalhabits #habits #humor #selfimprovement

Here's a link to the original WordPress blog: the-bed-makers

I remember mirrors of the '80s!

#mirrors #selfperception #personalessays

For the Wordpress version: on-the-wall