They Cannot Tell the Difference

When driving through one of the more Hipster-ish areas of the Greater Boston Area recently, I was cut off in traffic by one of the horde of 18-21 year-old students here: I honked at her. Continue reading

Desire’s Enfeebling Splinter

I dug this one up from about eight or so years ago, having written it when I was in my mid-twenties.
It disappoints me less and less the more I chop and rewrite it and tinker,
though it demands more attention for revision than I have at the moment.
I’ve fiddled with it for nearly a week or so at this point;
time to let it go (for now).

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A Circle of Wind and Leaves

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The Year Past, the Year to Come

Happy New Year!

WordPress.com sent me an end-of-year summary of the traffic for Into the Clarities, and I was happy to see that the readership has about tripled since it began in 2014 — and there were more posts in 2014. I’m glad that enough of you have found the posts here helpful, and have even taken the time to comment, which I enjoy greatly, and which makes this a much more collaborative project.

We all want to be consistent with the stands we take in public, and so as a form of self-discipline (or self-bullying), I’d like to take a public stand on what I expect shall be covered here in the coming months of 2016. So, in the spirit of making  New Year’s Resolutions, my plans.

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