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The Samurai's Guide to Everyday Death – The Marginalian
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The Samurai's Guide to Everyday Death – The Marginalian
The great irony of human existence is that our mortality is at the root of our search for meaning –…
Hermann Hesse on Wonder and the Right Purpose of Education – The Marginalian
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Hermann Hesse on Wonder and the Right Purpose of Education – The Marginalian
It goes again that what makes life livable is our ability – our willingness – to walk through the wonderful…
John O'Donohue in Beginnings – The Marginalian
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John O'Donohue in Beginnings – The Marginalian
There are times in life when we are reminded that we are not finished yet, the story we have been…
Nick Cave on Two Pillars of a Meaningful Life – Marginalian
2 weeks ago
Nick Cave on Two Pillars of a Meaningful Life – Marginalian
We are all born with a wilderness of possibility within us. Who we become depends on how we tend to…
break thoughtless shopping habits + 27 road trip recipes
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break thoughtless shopping habits + 27 road trip recipes
Weekend Favorites: stop shopping habits without thinking + 27 road trip recipes
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The Alchemy of Unrequited Love and the Story Behind Emily Dickinson's Most Famous Poem – The Marginalian
2 weeks ago
The Alchemy of Unrequited Love and the Story Behind Emily Dickinson's Most Famous Poem – The Marginalian
This story is taken from chapter nineteen of my book Figuring. In the early fall of her thirties, Emily Dickinson…
Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris's Exquisite Illustrated Field Guide to the Wonder of the Winged – The Marginalian
2 weeks ago
Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris's Exquisite Illustrated Field Guide to the Wonder of the Winged – The Marginalian
“Split the Lark – and You'll Find the Music,” Emily Dickinson mocked the materialists, “Now, do you doubt that your…
A Jolt from Henry James – The Marginalian
3 weeks ago
A Jolt from Henry James – The Marginalian
“The things we want are changing, and we don't know or think we know what the other part of that…
Ursula K. Le Guin on the Meaning of Life – The Marginalian
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Ursula K. Le Guin on the Meaning of Life – The Marginalian
We are survivors of events large and small – violent cosmic collisions and subtle genetic mutations, the death of countless…
J.R.R. Tolkien on Fairy Tales, Language, the Psychology of Fantasy, and Why There’s No Such Thing as Writing “For Children” – The Marginalian
3 weeks ago
J.R.R. Tolkien on Fairy Tales, Language, the Psychology of Fantasy, and Why There’s No Such Thing as Writing “For Children” – The Marginalian
“I do not believe that I have ever written a children’s book,” the great Maurice Sendak once said in an…