6. The Failure to Make a Decision is a Decision
The Fisher King 6 of 6
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December 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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the story, aloud
the story, aloud
5. The Boat At The End of Lover's Lane
Do You Want to Be Mrs. Swain?
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December 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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the story, aloud
the story, aloud
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There was a puddle on the floor in front of it. There were droplets on the blue mesh of the door. Inside, his pants, socks, and shoes were stained, and a pool lay at the bottom.
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There was a puddle on the floor in front of it. There were droplets on the blue mesh of the door. Inside, his pants, socks, and shoes were stained, and a pool lay at the bottom.
2. We Are In the Elvis Business
Snitches Get Stitches (2 of 7)
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December 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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There was a puddle on the floor in front of it. There were droplets on the blue mesh of the door. Inside, his pants, socks, and shoes were stained, and a pool lay at the bottom.
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There was a puddle on the floor in front of it. There were droplets on the blue mesh of the door. Inside, his pants, socks, and shoes were stained, and a pool lay at the bottom.
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“For a monster,” the man smiled. “Hell of a name. We don’t have Tom, Dick, and Harry anymore. We have Geronimo and Elvis.”
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“For a monster,” the man smiled. “Hell of a name. We don’t have Tom, Dick, and Harry anymore. We have Geronimo and Elvis.”
1. The Monster Is In the Building
1. Snitches Get Stitches
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December 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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“For a monster,” the man smiled. “Hell of a name. We don’t have Tom, Dick, and Harry anymore. We have Geronimo and Elvis.”
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“For a monster,” the man smiled. “Hell of a name. We don’t have Tom, Dick, and Harry anymore. We have Geronimo and Elvis.”
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Forty years later, I would suggest that Vito had more effect on Nantucket than anyone else who drew a paycheck at the schools.
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Forty years later, I would suggest that Vito had more effect on Nantucket than anyone else who drew a paycheck at the schools.
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Vito Built the Island
Coaching lasts longer than teaching.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Forty years later, I would suggest that Vito had more effect on Nantucket than anyone else who drew a paycheck at the schools.
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Forty years later, I would suggest that Vito had more effect on Nantucket than anyone else who drew a paycheck at the schools.
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As we look at our Aspen/Hobe Sound future, we should do whatever we can to keep those things that make us exceptional.
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As we look at our Aspen/Hobe Sound future, we should do whatever we can to keep those things that make us exceptional.
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LuvAck is Back
An old essay on the Stroll and the Looms
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December 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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As we look at our Aspen/Hobe Sound future, we should do whatever we can to keep those things that make us exceptional.
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As we look at our Aspen/Hobe Sound future, we should do whatever we can to keep those things that make us exceptional.
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4. His Name is Coffin, Isn't It?
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4. His Name is Coffin, Isn't It?
The Fisher King 4 of 6
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4. His Name is Coffin, Isn't It?
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The weed had floated up into the young man’s head. Not unpleasantly. He felt connected to the deep engines that drove the ocean and the earth.
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The weed had floated up into the young man’s head. Not unpleasantly. He felt connected to the deep engines that drove the ocean and the earth.
9. Lost in the Harbor
Remember 9 of 9
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The weed had floated up into the young man’s head. Not unpleasantly. He felt connected to the deep engines that drove the ocean and the earth.
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The weed had floated up into the young man’s head. Not unpleasantly. He felt connected to the deep engines that drove the ocean and the earth.
The Boat At the End of Lover's Lane
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The Boat At the End of Lover's Lane
1. J.T. Palmer is Waiting.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Boat At the End of Lover's Lane
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At three o’clock in the morning, Simon pointed a Smith and Wesson revolver at the Inspector.
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At three o’clock in the morning, Simon pointed a Smith and Wesson revolver at the Inspector.
3. Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life
The Fisher King 3 of 5
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December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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At three o’clock in the morning, Simon pointed a Smith and Wesson revolver at the Inspector.
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At three o’clock in the morning, Simon pointed a Smith and Wesson revolver at the Inspector.
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She put the phone on the kitchen table, lined it up, and smashed it. Then, she picked up the broken pieces and dropped it in with the frog. He didn’t flinch.
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She put the phone on the kitchen table, lined it up, and smashed it. Then, she picked up the broken pieces and dropped it in with the frog. He didn’t flinch.
8. Gotta Get Gone
8 of 9 Remember
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She put the phone on the kitchen table, lined it up, and smashed it. Then, she picked up the broken pieces and dropped it in with the frog. He didn’t flinch.
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She put the phone on the kitchen table, lined it up, and smashed it. Then, she picked up the broken pieces and dropped it in with the frog. He didn’t flinch.
Lessons in the Crucible of the Squash Court
Growing Up in an Age That Forgot to Be Decent
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The lesson of Great Expectations was to never try to rise above your station. Dreams, in Dickens, lead you to a house full of cobwebs and pneumonia.
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The lesson of Great Expectations was to never try to rise above your station. Dreams, in Dickens, lead you to a house full of cobwebs and pneumonia.
7. Great Expectations
Remember 7 of 9
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The lesson of Great Expectations was to never try to rise above your station. Dreams, in Dickens, lead you to a house full of cobwebs and pneumonia.
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The lesson of Great Expectations was to never try to rise above your station. Dreams, in Dickens, lead you to a house full of cobwebs and pneumonia.
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“Your life and my life will be much easier if I could have a succinct and accurate answer when I am asked. You and Athena are on one or two documents with the word Toledo.”
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“Your life and my life will be much easier if I could have a succinct and accurate answer when I am asked. You and Athena are on one or two documents with the word Toledo.”
2. Good News
The Fisher King 2 of 5
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November 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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“Your life and my life will be much easier if I could have a succinct and accurate answer when I am asked. You and Athena are on one or two documents with the word Toledo.”
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“Your life and my life will be much easier if I could have a succinct and accurate answer when I am asked. You and Athena are on one or two documents with the word Toledo.”
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And the word went forth. The message travelled from the classrooms to the offices to the job sites. There had been a fight. Jack Mitchell had the shit kicked out of him. By a girl.
And the word went forth. The message travelled from the classrooms to the offices to the job sites. There had been a fight. Jack Mitchell had the shit kicked out of him. By a girl.
7. Great Expectations
Remember 7 of 9
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November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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And the word went forth. The message travelled from the classrooms to the offices to the job sites. There had been a fight. Jack Mitchell had the shit kicked out of him. By a girl.
And the word went forth. The message travelled from the classrooms to the offices to the job sites. There had been a fight. Jack Mitchell had the shit kicked out of him. By a girl.
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“Your life and my life will be much easier if I could have a succinct and accurate answer when I am asked. You and Athena are on one or two documents with the word Toledo.”
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“Your life and my life will be much easier if I could have a succinct and accurate answer when I am asked. You and Athena are on one or two documents with the word Toledo.”
2. Good News
The Fisher King 2 of 5
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November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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“Your life and my life will be much easier if I could have a succinct and accurate answer when I am asked. You and Athena are on one or two documents with the word Toledo.”
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“Your life and my life will be much easier if I could have a succinct and accurate answer when I am asked. You and Athena are on one or two documents with the word Toledo.”