very public secret society

saints, women, and music of divine longing: november 2025 braindump

Rosalía channels C.S. Lewis, why men should like women, a call to excellence, and other curiosities

Nov 30 • 

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Frankenstein (2025): the incapacity of man, the capacity of God

Guillermo del Toro asks: in an age of monsters, what is the answer of art and creation?

Nov 11 • 

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perverse *and* boring? october 2025 braindump

It's getting cold. Pull a stool by the fire and let's talk aboue art, attention, aesthetics, and America.

Nov 4 • 

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October 2025

all the Narnia stories are true

"The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" at 75, an excerpt from my WIP, and some thoughts on all the Narnia movie news.

Oct 18 • 

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the waylaying city

"Earth has not any thing to show more fair…" ["Composed upon Westminster Bridge," Wordsworth, 1802]

Oct 15 • 

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September 2025

to hell with re-enchantment? September 2025 braindump

Your monthly timeline purification featuring the new wives of pop music and fools rushing in.

Sep 28 • 

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the movies didn't tell me about death

I've been sitting with these thoughts for a very long time.

Sep 13 • 

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August 2025

in the hands of the soulless: August 2025 braindump

Reconstruction, Narnia, talking about ourselves – and, of course, Taylor Swift

Aug 30 • 

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becoming a society of actors

Power, self-assurance, and why we deserve James Gunn's "Superman"

Aug 16 • 

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July 2025

Hutchmoot withdrawal symptoms: July 2025 braindump

"Incarnation is hell," says John Hendrix the third night of Hutchmoot.

Jul 30 • 

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horizon of wonder

It takes more than five minutes to eat the sun

Jul 19 • 

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June 2025

take the tools away from (some) men: June 2025 braindump

AI's effect on reading, third places on the rise, and two women talking about men

Jun 30 • 

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