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Sarah Landenwich's The Fire Concerto -- Out in Paperback Next Week
To celebrate, here's my conversation with her. We discuss: her writing and walking habits; her persistence in finding an agent; and rediscovering…
May 28
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The Gear Issue
Or, Your 2026 Father's Day Gift Guide
May 14
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7 Lessons I Learned from My Dad
Father's Day Reflections on Wisdom Lovingly Gifted
Jun 19, 2022
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6 Questions to Ask Yourself While Walking
Sep 27, 2024
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The Body Issue
Feb 15, 2023
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A Small Sanctuary of Beauty and Reflection
Jan 29
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I Love You, Mom. We Love You. We Are Very Proud to be Your Sons
Sep 16, 2025
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May 4, 2025
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60 Quotes on Walking
Feb 13, 2025
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"What Dad Really Wants is a Nap. Really."
Solvitur Ambulando's Annual Father's Day Gift Guide
May 29, 2025
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A Little Something for the Effort
Your Ultimate 2024 Father’s Day Gift Guide
May 23, 2024
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Reminder -- TONIGHT's Conversation on Hermann Hesse's Journey to the East
I am hosting a conversation on Hermann Hesse’s 1932 novel, The Journey to the East, this evening, Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm ET.
Apr 16
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What I Read Q1 2026
A quarter filled with classics -- American and French novels and Buddhist scripture; Dragons and a master myth-teller; health, fitness and fixin' my…
Mar 26
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Bryan McGrath on Leadership in the Navy, Writing, Retirement, and His 'Own Walden'
Why "Relentless Excellence" became his command philosophy
Mar 5
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Staring at a Painting for Three Hours
Reflections on doing the focus exercise from Oliver Burkeman's Four Thousand Weeks
Feb 26
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A Book Conversation on Hermann Hesse’s Journey to the East - April 16th, 6pm ET
Travel through space and time with Plato, Baudelaire, Paul Klee, Lao Tse, Albertus Magnus and Don Quixote
Feb 12
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Everything, Everywhere, All the Time
A review of Chuck Klosterman's new book, Football
Feb 5
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A Small Sanctuary of Beauty and Reflection
On visiting Holy Hills Hermitage
Jan 29
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