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Mar
Tracy Kidder
Letter No. 136: Remembering one of the best.
7 min read
15
Mar
Book report for February 2026
Letter No. 135: Includes math—or, in King’s English, maths—and mention of Ægypt, which you will not find on a map.
2 min read
18
Feb
Lamb’s head and pluck—it’s what’s for dinner
Letter No. 134: Includes a dog’s breakfast of feet, tongues, lights, dry oysters, and fummerfavory.
6 min read
09
Feb
Book report for January 2026
Letter No. 133: Includes mention of a book discussed here last month, books not written, and some Zen, because we all could use a little Zen.
2 min read
28
Jan
Words for my bleeding country, better than anything I might have penned
Letter No. 132: Needs no cutesy clever preface.
3 min read
16
Jan
This idea will self-destruct in 30 milliseconds; you will remember nothing
Letter No. 131: Includes memes, antimemes, and I forget what else.
5 min read
02
Jan
Book report for December 2025
Letter No. 130: Includes hunting beluga whales in Arctic Norway and another endless November 18 loop.
2 min read
15
Dec
Book report for November 2025
Letter No. 129: Includes words about Phillip K. Dick and hallucinated reality, which go together like egg and nog.
2 min read
09
Dec
Besotted by language: The brilliant ornery inspired reverent irreverent Brian Doyle
Letter No. 128: Includes a surfeit of adjectives and a dearth of commas.
10 min read
14
Nov
Book report for October 2025
Letter No. 127: Includes a burning protagonist, moody artists, and an Irish name you will never pronounce correctly without assistance.
2 min read