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Immortality in Fiction, from Ancient Greece to the far future
On The Iliad, 17,776, and more
Sep 23 • 
Matthew Long
 and 
Denise S. Robbins
30
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The Summer Book: For All Seasons
A guest post from Alexander Crow
Jul 22 • 
Matthew Long
 and 
Alexander M Crow
56
27
Mother Tongue, Other Tongue: On waking, loving, and grieving in translation.
A guest post from Nishad Sanzagiri
Jul 15 • 
Matthew Long
 and 
Nishad Sanzagiri
42
10
Becoming Cultured
A guest post from Matthew Morgan
Jul 8 • 
Matthew Long
 and 
Matthew Morgan
54
17
A Life in Stories
Guest Post from Jon
Jun 17 • 
Matthew Long
 and 
Jon (Animated)
47
7
A Lovely Bookshelf on the Wall
On building an unconventional home library.
May 20 • 
Matthew Long
 and 
Kristine Neeley
65
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Poetry and Posterity
My Journey to Becoming a Poet and What I Found Along the Way
Apr 22 • 
Matthew Long
43
8
Fate and Destiny in Eleanor Catton’s Novels
A guest post from Shruti Koti
Mar 18 • 
Matthew Long
 and 
Shruti Koti, MD
24
7
PODs
A short story by Arthur Macabe
Feb 23 • 
Matthew Long
 and 
Arthur Macabe
32
7
Jorge Luis Borges - The Art of Fugue
A guest essay from Mark Cohen
Feb 18 • 
Matthew Long
32
5
Icarus
A short story by Reina Cruz
Feb 16 • 
Matthew Long
 and 
Reina Cruz
32
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How I Learned to Love Short Stories
A guest post from Melissa Joulwan
Feb 11 • 
Matthew Long
 and 
Melissa Joulwan
48
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