Domestic Left #166: Never work (pleasure every day)
A book review of Teamsters Metropolis, by Ryan Patrick Murphy.
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Domestic Left #165: The map of where you can’t go
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Domestic Left #162: Bound for glory
When I first left the country, at age 17, I was glad to be gone.
Domestic Left #161: Against the evasion of rain
There is a saying among hikers, and more broadly among people who live in northern climes, that “there is no bad weather, only bad gear.” The idea being that you should not fear to leave your home and brave the elements as long as you dress appropriately, and bring with you the kind of equipment necessary to safely traverse your chosen terrain — spikes if you are hiking over ice-covered boulders,…
Domestic Left #160: Fathers and sons
In 1984, when I was 11 years old, my family moved into a new house in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Lawrence, Kansas.
Domestic Left #159: Ill humors
It has been a difficult week for both body and soul.
Domestic Left #158: Collective imaginations at the 59th Carnegie International
Prolegomena to a future post
Domestic Left #157: The ghost in the machine in the garden
Readings on my new least-favorite subject