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The Abyss Is Looking Back at Us
The online world is rife with nihilism. Is that the future or just another present?
Feb 16
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Do Not—Do NOT—Mess With My Em-Dashes
It’s not AI—it’s been my style for ages
Feb 8
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I Thought the Month Would Never End
A January for the ages … and ages and ages
Feb 1
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Rejecting Nihilism in Favor of Grace
Is getting a dreaded disease in a troubled world a stroke of good fortune? My cancer memoir, "Acknowledgments," continued
Jan 25
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Thinking Warm Thoughts About the World's Most Perfect Song
A tribute to "Summertime," one of the greatest, and most rewarding, songs of the 20th century
Jan 18
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A Long Time Ago, in a Country Far, Far Away
Living in an era of tragedy and forgetting
Jan 10
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A Medical Lesson from James Garfield, 20th President of the United States
Medically, it's better to be living in the present day, no matter what certain cabinet secretaries may believe; My cancer memoir, "Acknowledgments…
Jan 6
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Rains, Planes, and Automobiles
My holiday vacation turned into a marathon to get home
Dec 28, 2025
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