Archive (Page 4) • Reading, Reconsidered • Buttondown

Differing Responses

May 29, 2020

Dear Reader, I’ve long thought that intellectual problems are best found by reflection upon every day life. Not in an armchair philosophy sense—though that’s...

Reading to Interview

May 23, 2020

Dear Reader, There are books to read in preparation for an interview, but those fall into the general self-help genre, perhaps narrowed to “business” if you...

Words from the Wise and Otherwise, Part Three

May 20, 2020

Dear Reader, I started the draft of yet another piece just yesterday—there are twenty-one in draft stage, presently—but I wanted to return to these. I’m in...

The Clunk Clunk Clunk Read

May 18, 2020

Dear Reader, All writers write clunkers at some point. A line that just doesn’t quite land—the intended idea not quite captured; the sonority turned to an...

The Letdown

May 15, 2020

Dear Reader, An acquaintance of mine recently posted a piece that had a most interesting theme. And this acquaintance is someone with whom I’m in general...

Reading for Socializing

May 14, 2020

Dear Reader, I’m about to paraphrase someone here, so apologies for its lack of precision. It was one of those things you read that doesn’t quite leave your...

Setting the Scene

May 12, 2020

Dear Reader, Something that is often half-considered at most is the setting in which you read. We’ve briefly explored one component of this in “Setting the...

Second Chances

May 7, 2020

Dear Reader, It seemed prudent to place this piece in near proximity to “The Retry,” as there is a deep affinity between the two. For a second-chance read,...

Words from the Wise and Otherwise, Part Two

May 4, 2020

Dear Reader, I decided on round two of these for today, not least because I stumbled upon this Ambrose Bierce quote that always makes me chuckle: By the way,...

The Retry

May 1, 2020

Dear Reader, Sometimes, the time and season of a read just don’t align with you. You “don’t get” the work, and you frankly aren’t too bothered by this fact....

The Re-Read

April 29, 2020

Dear Reader, Oh yes, as you probably anticipated, it’s time for the re-read. (But what will we have on Friday…?) I must admit that I am more excited about...

First Reads

April 27, 2020

Dear Reader, There’s something about that first read. Even if the read has been recommended by a friend whose taste most nearly mirrors your own, it’s rare...

The Comfort Read

April 24, 2020

Dear Reader, Well, we all knew this one was coming, right? I was toggling between doing seasonal reads and comfort reads for today, as they are similar in...

Reading As a Writer, Part One

April 22, 2020

Dear Reader, I’ll have a few of these, as I find good pieces and as I decide to play with the theme more. But as they say, there’s no time like the present....

Words from the Wise and Otherwise, Part One

April 20, 2020

Dear Reader, One of the odd things about having made a reading comprehension app, particularly one focused on quotes, is that you find yourself with quite...

Reading for Others, Part Two

April 18, 2020

Dear Reader, Reading for others is, in fact, an essential part of my job. While Part One of this topic explored something of reading for younger readers,...

Reading for Others, Part One

April 15, 2020

Dear Reader, This will not be about recommending reads to others. Well, it will kind of be that, but not really. I couldn’t say whether it’s a subset or...