17
Jul
Book report for June 2026
Letter No. 146: Includes a spy, a designer, a murderous robot, and a dead Dead songwriter.
3 min read
Dale Keiger
Essayist, photographer, walker, ciotóg.
15
Jul
Cal Flyn will rewild your mind
Letter No. 145: Includes ghastly scenes recounted, redemptive rewilding, and Dr Essai’s unrestrained admiration.
5 min read
07
Jul
What the well-unread man has not been reading
Letter No. 144: Includes a highly irregular number of examples of Dr Essai’s ignorance.
5 min read
20
Jun
Book report for May 2026
Letter No. 143: Includes fictional physics, delightful envelope art that would be undeliverable today, and reckless spending on more and more books.
2 min read
18
Jun
Hello, I’m an INTJ Maven Maker Analytic Architect. And you are?
Letter No. 142: Includes pop psychology, mention of a plumber, and the concept of recreational grumpiness.
6 min read
21
May
Book report for April 2026
Letter No. 141: Includes my favorite historian, a boring Stoic, and a book about books.
2 min read
19
May
Coda to “One always has to spoil a picture a little bit”
Letter No. 140: Includes further thoughts on No. 139, bits that were cut from the last one but still seem relevant, and other potential mistakes.
3 min read
15
May
”One always has to spoil a picture a little bit”
Letter No. 139: Includes the color of black holes, shameless name-dropping (Delacroix, Burke, Schlegel), and much perfect discussion of imperfection. Plus elephants.
6 min read
14
Apr
Book report for March 2026
Letter No. 138: Includes weird biology, self-parody, and lobsters in pain.
2 min read
12
Apr
Commonplace Book, pg. 3 — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Letter No. 137: Includes going at a Bible with scissors, much sobriety, and a burst of passion at the end.
4 min read