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Greetings from the Porch, Merry Christmas! Russell Arben Fox takes stock of the legacy of Occupy Wall Street 10 years on: “holding up a sign, sitting at a...
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Greetings from the Porch, My first seed catalogue of the season arrived in the mail this week. It’s a peculiar kind of pleasure to thumb through it and dream...
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Greetings from the Porch, The ponds are freezing over, the snow is flying, and the dark comes early these days. At least I have plenty of final essays to...
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Greetings from the Porch, There's no Water Dipper this week, but I've read two books for fun, completed an essay, and begun drafting another. Maybe I need to...
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Greetings from the Porch, We have snow on the ground here in Pennsylvania to mark the beginning of Advent tomorrow. The oaks still have lots of leaves...
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Greetings from the Porch, This week we watched an impressive murmuration fly over our home, land on the oaks and maples and beeches in our backyard, and then...
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Greetings from the Porch, If you’re interested in meeting some other Porchers, do check our 2021 Porches page to see if any gatherings are happening in your...
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Greetings from the Porch, I traveled to the University of Dubuque this week to talk about my new book. Air travel is a pain, but I had several opportunities...
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Greetings from the Porch, Last weekend some students from the college spent the night roasting a pig and several chickens. They then invited the community to...
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Greetings from the Porch, The temperatures have finally dropped here in Pennsylvania this week, and the rains and storms have arrived. Now is a good season...
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Greetings from the Porch, The University of Notre Dame Press has put together a virtual book exhibit for FPR readers. Browse at your own risk: books are 40%...
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Greetings from the Porch, This week, we welcome a new editorial intern to the Porch: Sarah Soltis. Sarah is an English major at Grove City College, and...
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Greetings from the Porch, On Friday afternoon we had the opportunity to gather with a group of Grove City students in a local orchard for cider, baked goods,...
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Greetings from the Porch, Autumn has arrived here in Western PA. The leaves are turning and the cool temps at night are delightful. We’ve added a few more...
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Greetings from the Porch, In the week since we canceled the fall conference, we’ve begun to list some hosts for smaller, local gatherings. Several groups of...
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Greetings from the Porch, We were disappointed to make the difficult decision to call off the fall FPR gathering in Murfreesboro, TN. We will post a list of...
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Greetings from the Porch, I'm loving my new two-mile bike commute to campus. Now that the humidity of late summer is finally gone (at least for now), it's an...
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Greetings from the Porch, On Friday evening, as I washed the dishes after wrapping up my first week of teaching at Grove City, I watched a hummingbird feed...
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Greetings from the Porch, This week we announced the keynote speaker for our fall conference and opened up registration. Please make plans to join us in...
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Greetings from the Porch, One of the joys of moving to a new place is discovering its flora and fauna. I'm sure this will be an ongoing process, but we've...