News from the Front Porch Republic
Greetings from the Porch, We’re beginning to fill out the schedule for our fall gathering in Madison, WI; stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks....
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Greetings from the Porch, This week the group Kittle and Co performed in Grove City. They are talented musicians, and I particularly enjoyed watching Simon...
News from the Front Porch Republic
Greetings from the Porch, We’re in the grip of a cold spell right now, but my seed order came this week (which made me think of Matt Miller’s delightful...
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Greetings from the Porch, It's been a hectic week with the beginning of the semester and work on our house, but it's always a delight to be back in the...
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Greetings from the Porch, I’m writing from the Rome airport, so I’ll make this brief. It has been, however, a full week of new essays at FPR. Adam Smith...
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Greetings from the Porch, Our first week in Italy has been a rich one. Our departure was rather harried, however, because we discovered a burst and leaking...
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Greetings from the Porch, I’m preparing to leave for Italy to spend two weeks with a group of students in Rome and Florence. We’ve been reading Virgil,...
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Greetings from the Porch, I hope your Christmas celebrations are continuing apace. We've been enjoying many celebrations with family and the excuse to cook...
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Greetings from the Porch, The snow and ice storms that have hit large swaths of the US this week have certainly disrupted plans and brought cold and darkness...
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Greetings from the Porch, This past week I signed a contract with Baylor Press to publish a book considering how imaginative responses to the challenges of...
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Greetings from the Porch, Due to a conflict with the U of Wisconsin's homecoming, we've had to change the date for next year's FPR conference. It's now...
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Greetings from the Porch, I hope you all weren’t too disappointed that no fundraising email from FPR landed in your email inboxes on Giving Tuesday. I think...
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Greetings from the Porch, We had a wonderful Thanksgiving week seeing good friends, enjoying the beautiful weather, and--of course--making and eating much...
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Greetings from the Porch, Winter weather has arrived in western Pennsylvania, just in time for Thanksgiving. I’m grateful that we’re just south of the snow...
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Greetings from the Porch, We’ve got a date, location, and keynote speaker lined up for our 2023 conference. Make plans to join us. And if you’re interested...
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Greetings from the Porch, The fall issue of Local Culture is in production and should be on its way to subscribers early next week. Thanks to all of you who...
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Greetings from the Porch, The fall issue of Local Culture is in production and should be on its way to subscribers early next week. Thanks to all of you who...
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Greetings from the Porch, If the opening editorial to the Roger Scruton issue of Local Culture whets your appetite, subscribe by the end of this weekend to...
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Greetings from the Porch, One of my colleagues has a few pawpaw trees in his backyard, and he and his wife generously shared some fruit with us. What a weird...
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Greetings from the Porch, It's been a busy week on the porch as we've been publishing responses to Wendell Berry's new book, Need to Be Whole. While these...