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Can an Uncommon People Have a Common Story?
Of course, he rues the lack of such a narrative, wondering if a nation without a unifying fable can survive, but he is just spouting sentimental claptrap.  
Michael Bettencourt

Poets In New York
As the months of this 26th year in the 21st century stream forward, I have the eerie sensation of a life lived and a life lost.
100 years ago it was 1926.
Arthur Danin Adler

I Dabble with Danger
I've been thinking about relationships. Relationships mostly between men and women, and how miserably mismatched the people in my family seem to have been. 
Claudine Jones

Whiskey River: A Song That Forged A Friendship
When Willie Nelson began opening his shows with “Whiskey River,” the song transformed from a regional hit into a national anthem of Texas country music. 
Les Marcott

Family Architecture
Stanford White, was the great American architect, considered by  many the greatest architect of his time. Unfortunately, his lust for beauty was not limited to buildings or art objects.
Gregory Luce

Perfect Album: The Hurdy Gurdy Man
No doubt if Oscar Wilde had still been swinging in The Swinging Sixties, he’d have adored the songs of Donovan Phillips Leitch, better known simply as Donovan.
Patrick Walsh

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August 2026

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