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The Drowning Mind
The Age of Noise: Reclaiming Thought in the Digital Age
Jan 6
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Matthew Long
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The Long March: A Civil War Study
My Next Big Reading Project
Dec 9, 2025
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Matthew Long
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The Cartographer of Uncharted Waters
A Reflection on Peco Gaskovski's Exogenesis
Dec 2, 2025
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Matthew Long
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To preserve depth and freshness in our lives, we need privacy
A guest post from Esha Rana
Nov 25, 2025
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Matthew Long
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Esha Rana
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Check the Chart! Changing Course for 2026
Setting sail into our third year
Nov 20, 2025
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Matthew Long
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The Sacred Season
Autumn Calls Us to Read, Reflect, and Gather
Nov 4, 2025
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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, 2025
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Matthew Long
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Why I'm Keeping Beyond the Bookshelf Open
A Change of Heart
Oct 19, 2025
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Matthew Long
110
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My Memoir: More About Me
A guest post from Jenn Zuko
Oct 14, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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Matthew Long
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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, 2025
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Matthew Long
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