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Same War, Same General

…to cede opportunity, prerogative, our privileged place in a bloody hierarchy. Absolutely, we can do it. We can find a way to understand people as people, in all their complications,…

Surviving the Curse of “Nowville”

…New Nashville celebrates the progress of the last 20 years, but, as the civic hoopla dissipates, Nashville faces the tough question encountered by every city that experiences momentary spotlight: What…

Another Way to Be

…wear the boxiest suit and tie every day and still understand that you’re playing a role to a certain extent, because all of us are, all day and every day….

The Past Is Never Dead

…final words on the Faulkner family legacy in an autobiography, Every Day by the Sun. Wells observes, “To those born without it genius can be a forbidding heritage.” But Dean’s…

A Glorious and Invisible Map

…rises at the agreed-upon time by science or God or what-have-you and the morning birds go about their usual bouncing for worms? How can you know?” Appropriately, the answer arrives…

Following the Story Wherever It Goes

…into some technical difficulties — until big sister Cathode, aka Cathy, saves the day with the correct assembly and an operating system update. The genesis of the book came during…

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