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Sydney Lea: A Busy Life

I’m an old man now, and I do acknowledge a certain kind of pointlessness, namely my occasionally fervent striving to decode my life’s “meaning,” and even the world’s. In saner moments, I can actually consider the futility of such an endeavor a relief and a blessing.

January 24, 2026 · 16 Comments

Timons Esaias: No Boat

There is no boat there
on Ararat’s strong shoulders.
Ignore the astronaut
and take my word.
There is no boat there
and no trees, either.

November 16, 2025 · 15 Comments

Barbara Edelman: Lot’s Wife

And now I look back
to see that recognition,
that love,
was the lesson I took

May 21, 2023 · 2 Comments

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