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February 25, 2024

February Newsletter

Hi,

On the blog this month:

"Of Epithets and Mr. Men" is a reflection on names, Homer, Charles Dickens, and Mr. Messy that follows up one some previous ideas about character stasis and development.

Also online this month:

Three extracts from 一九九八 廿四节气 “1998: The Twenty-Four Solar Terms” by 苇岸 Wei An, in issue 8 of Spittoon.

This month I've been reading:

  • Wellness by Nathan Hill

  • The Fraud by Zadie Smith

  • The Gate of Angels by Penelope Fitzgerald

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Dave Haysom

spittingdog.net

Shaanxi, February 2024

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