Category: From the Table
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The Reader Being Written
This is Part 4 of a four-part series, a broad conversation about reading and what it does to us over time. No category, no prerequisites. All are welcome at this table. The Table of Contents for this series can be found here. Three posts ago I told you there was a book missing from my…
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Books Preparing You for Books
This is Part 3 of a four-part series, a broad conversation about reading and what it does to us over time. No category, no prerequisites. All are welcome at this table. The Table of Contents for this series can be found here. There is a book on my daughter’s shelf in Boston that I picked…
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The Book I Was Supposed to Read
This is Part 2 of a four-part series, a broad conversation about reading and what it does to us over time. No category, no prerequisites. All are welcome at this table. The Table of Contents for this series can be found here. I owe you a confession before we go any further in this series.…
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The Shelf That Kept the Record
This is Part 1 of a four-part series, a broad conversation about reading and what it does to us over time. No category, no prerequisites. All are welcome at this table. The Table of Contents for this series can be found here. It was an ordinary Monday morning. Coffee on the right, keyboard under my…
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I Read a Fairy Tale
Dunaway Books sits on Grand Boulevard in St. Louis, and it rewards a slow walk. My wife and I stumbled in on a weekend trip… Cardinals game, a cousin, the usual St. Louis itinerary — and I found myself standing in front of a shelf I wasn’t expecting. Not one Wizard of Oz book. Not…
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May I Comment on No Comments
This is one of those “From the Table” type post I’ve been wanting to do for the last few days. This new blog of mine has been up for a few weeks now and I thought it might be a good time to communicate with you my thoughts on a particular “feature” of the site…
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A Bigger Table: Come Join Me
As my passion for reading, art, poetry, and cuisine continues to grow, so does my desire to share it — and to invite others along. Through this growing journey of life, I have seen a genuine commonality among individuals and community. May I share with you what I have been working on over the last…
The Curious Table 