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Check the Chart! Changing Course for 2026
Setting sail into our third year
15 hrs ago
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Matthew Long 📚⚓
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Roots and Wings
Our 2026 Literary Journey
Nov 18
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Matthew Long 📚⚓
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The Sacred Season
Autumn Calls Us to Read, Reflect, and Gather
Nov 4
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Matthew Long 📚⚓
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State of the Stack
A Behind the Scenes peek at Beyond the Bookshelf
Oct 30
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Matthew Long 📚⚓
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Why I'm Keeping Beyond the Bookshelf Open
A Change of Heart
Oct 19
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Matthew Long 📚⚓
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My Memoir: More About Me
A guest post from Jenn Zuko
Oct 14
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Matthew Long 📚⚓
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Jenn Zuko
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The Deep Roots of Kindness
Exploring Life through the Written Word
Oct 7
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Matthew Long 📚⚓
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Immortality in Fiction, from Ancient Greece to the far future
On The Iliad, 17,776, and more
Sep 23
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Denise S. Robbins
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Charting New Waters: A Framework for Literary Reflection
How twenty-four years at sea shaped a new approach to exploring books
Sep 16
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Matthew Long 📚⚓
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The Soul of a Nation: Reclaiming America's Promise in an Hour of Division
Exploring Life through the Written Word
Sep 11
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Matthew Long 📚⚓
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Chapter Three: New Stories, New Voices, New Directions
Looking ahead to our third year
Sep 2
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Matthew Long 📚⚓
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Life Began at the End of My Comfort Zone
My foundations in life and the written word - essay #4
Aug 26
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Matthew Long 📚⚓
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