The “pack horse librarians”…

by Richard Subber | May 15, 2025 | American history, Books, History | 0 Comments

…before there were bookmobiles…

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hearing what we want to hear…my poem

by Richard Subber | May 13, 2025 | My poetry, Poetry, Reflections | 0 Comments

playing the pastorale

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The Demon of Unrest…book review

by Richard Subber | May 10, 2025 | American history, Book reviews, Books, Democracy, History, Joys of reading, Politics, Power and inequality | 0 Comments

Erik Larson tells the whole story of Ft. Sumter

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changing the world into words…Bill Gass said it

by Richard Subber | May 8, 2025 | Joys of reading, Language, Tidbits | 0 Comments

a kind of alchemy

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“this dream that fills our sky”…my poem

by Richard Subber | May 6, 2025 | My poetry, Poetry, Reflections | 0 Comments

how happiness arrives

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The Picture of Dorian Gray…classic?…movie review

by Richard Subber | May 4, 2025 | Theater and play reviews | 0 Comments

The 1973 version is the best of more than 30

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The Book of Days…part li

by Richard Subber | May 1, 2025 | My poetry, Poetry | 0 Comments

nature poems about the dawn’s early light…

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“moonish,” a wasted wafer…my poem

by Richard Subber | Apr 29, 2025 | My poetry, Poetry | 0 Comments

just waiting at dawn

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Romantic historical fiction…don’t you love it?

by Richard Subber | Apr 26, 2025 | Book reviews, Books, Joys of reading, Language | 0 Comments

per Rafael Sabatini, no less…

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Aging: An Apprenticeship…book review

by Richard Subber | Apr 24, 2025 | Book reviews, Books, Human Nature, Reflections | 0 Comments

How to live so you’re ready to die…

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