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Edges
I had a dream one night where I was overly concerned about where the edges of my body met the non-body universe.  
Michael Bettencourt

The Odyssey of Ulysses
The question is and to date unanswered: Was there ever a Homer who wrote this "Homeric" masterpiece? Ah the mystery of history.
Arthur Danin Adler

Assuming the Righteousness of Aim
I might just be a sorry-ass bowman—sorry, bowwoman—in retrospect.  Missing the target, focusing on the wrong thing, distracted by the shiny one. 
Claudine Jones

When Legends Stay Too Long:
Are Aging Performers Diminishing Their Legacy?

There is something uncomfortable about
watching a great artist struggle with the very gift
that made them famous.
 
Les Marcott

There’s Only One Elmo
Another in an occasional series on underrated jazz pianists.
Of all the pianists I’ve written about, Elmo Hope is likely to be truly the most underrated.
Gregory Luce

Shadow at the Blinds
The details of a life drop away
And all one is left is alive —
You thought this because you’re tired of winter.
Patrick Walsh

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September 2026

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