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Walt Whitman and the Evolving Lexicon of Love – The Marginalian
4 weeks ago
Walt Whitman and the Evolving Lexicon of Love – The Marginalian
This essay is adapted from Traversal and continues the story of the making of Leaves of Grass. With Leaves of…
Weekend Favorites: make everyday tasks fun + 10-min decluttering tasks
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Weekend Favorites: make everyday tasks fun + 10-min decluttering tasks
Weekend Favorites: make everyday tasks beautiful + 10-min decluttering tasks – Be More with Less
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Incwadi Yothando KaJuan Ramón Jiménez Eya Ekuphileni KaNobel – I-Marginalian
4 weeks ago
Incwadi Yothando KaJuan Ramón Jiménez Eya Ekuphileni KaNobel – I-Marginalian
Ngaphansi kokushesha kwethu kokukhathazeka, ngaphansi kokwesaba kwethu okudala, ngaphansi kwezikhali ezigqwalile zokukholelwa, ububele yibo esikulangazelelayo – ububele bokuqeda ukuthintana kwethu…
Albert Camus on Three Antidotes to the Emptiness of Life – The Marginalian
4 weeks ago
Albert Camus on Three Antidotes to the Emptiness of Life – The Marginalian
How much of an astrologer would have the idea to gloat about the “incredibly improbable journey we're on” that we…
Existentialist Embroidery – Marginalian
May 27, 2026
Existentialist Embroidery – Marginalian
The summer I turned forty, my maternal grandmother, who was ninety years old, gave me a wonderful piece of embroidery…
Oliver Sacks on Memory, Origins, and Why Forgetting Is Necessary to Creativity – The Marginalian
May 26, 2026
Oliver Sacks on Memory, Origins, and Why Forgetting Is Necessary to Creativity – The Marginalian
“Memory is not an exact replica of the original… it is a continuous act of creation,” researcher Rosalind Cartwright reminded…
7 Gentle Elderly Consent Slips
May 25, 2026
7 Gentle Elderly Consent Slips
7 Gentle Elderly Consent Slips
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Moonlight and the Magic of Irregularity – The Marginalian
May 25, 2026
Moonlight and the Magic of Irregularity – The Marginalian
Every night, for everyone who ever was and ever will be, the Moon rises to remind us how lucky we…
Swimming and the Meaning of Life – The Marginalian
May 24, 2026
Swimming and the Meaning of Life – The Marginalian
One of my earliest and most vivid memories as a child is swimming in a cool rock-bound pool in the…
Ursula K. Le Guin's Solution to Our Resistance to Change – The Marginalian
May 24, 2026
Ursula K. Le Guin's Solution to Our Resistance to Change – The Marginalian
The most reassuring thing about life is that we can change, that things can change, that they always change. The…