Ink Tea Stone Leaf

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  • Literary Retreat

    A couple of weeks ago, I talked to Ariele about making a fairly significant alteration in our home decor. For too long, I said, we have kept the majority of our books locked away in our bedroom, where hardly anybody sees them. The public areas of our house, where our guests are entertained and our… Continue reading

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  • The unexpected loss of a favored place

    It was the “Library of Black Excellence” that first drew Ariele and me to Epilogue Kitchen, an award winning restaurant in Salem, Oregon. I love things that double as libraries, and more generally places that celebrate books and their ability to propagate wisdom and ideas. That Epilogue placed itself in service of noble ideas and… Continue reading

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  • Stopgap

    There won’t be a significant post this weekend, except for this one. There are a couple of reasons for this, and I’ll start with the one that would seem to be the most important: my computer is in the shop! Recently I purchased a new computer to replace the one I’ve had since 2011 or… Continue reading

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