52 Mini-Essays Project

The 52 Mini-Essays Project

What it (was) all about

Dec 14, 2023 •

Goodbye for Now: Week #52 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

Adieu, adieu, to yeu and yeu and yeu

Jun 4, 2023 •

Miss Clack: Week #51 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On widows, spinsters, and Good Old People

May 17, 2023 •

Sweet Truth: Week #50 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On a difficult mother and a lifelong obsession with candy bars

May 8, 2023 •

Why Johnny Can't Read Now; An Elegy: Week #47 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On the decline of college literacy and generational dread

Mar 13, 2023 •

Ted Bundies I Have Known: Week #46 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On serial killers, pop stars, and the people who love them

Feb 13, 2023 •

Trivia Pursuit: Week #45 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On memory, games, and Broadway stars

Jan 16, 2023 •

We Briefly Interrupt Our Obsessing: Week #23 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On letter writing and mourning

Oct 17, 2021 •

Pie in the Sky: Week #15 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On equitable distribution, a finite planet, and compulsive theft

Aug 23, 2021 •

The Breadstick: Week #6 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On family heirlooms, useless Pilgrim ancestors, and Laura Ingalls Wilder wannabes

Jun 20, 2021 •

Spilling the Tea: Week #3 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On hot beverages, disappointment, and colonialism

May 30, 2021 •

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