Saved for this weekend, thank you!
Lena Marsh
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Three essays I reread every autumn
None of them are famous and one is out of print. Each earns its forty minutes back with interest. Agree or not, bring it…
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The novel everyone abandoned in chapter four
I pushed through so you do not have to — and then it clicked. Whether the last third redeems the slog is a genuinely…
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A defense of rereading in public
The commute book you have read five times is not wasted time. Familiarity is a feature; the pages keep giving different answers. Agree or…
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What annotations in a used book taught me
Someone named Ruth disagreed with this author in 1987 and argued in pencil. Ruth, if you are out there: you were right, and I…
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The translation question, settled by one stubborn paragraph
Two versions of the same page sat side by side for a week. Choosing between them turned out to be a choice about the…
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Short stories for the commute, sorted by length
Exactly as long as the ride, curated so nothing ends on a cliffhanger you will resent at your desk. Agree or not, bring it…
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Tried this last month — can confirm, it is exactly as good as you say.
The ranking matches my experience surprisingly well.
Any tips for a first-timer going alone?
