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Hoping for Smooth Sailing with the Sea Gulls and Thoreau

August 27, 2026 Edward Curtin 6 Comments

  Here where I sit once again looking easterly to the vast sea, the wind and the waves and winding…

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Thoughts on the Comments Here at the Site

August 21, 2026 Edward Curtin 17 Comments

I am glad people come to my site to read what I write. Every writer wants readers. I am no…

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The Benefit of Not Reading

August 18, 2026 Edward Curtin 18 Comments

To dwell in reverie and discover the silent things that have accumulated within us is the first step in learning to speak freely. It is an act of devotion that leads to one’s own response to things.

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A Bronx Legend: Tit for Tat

August 12, 2026 Edward Curtin 10 Comments

He was fat and thirteen and we called him “Tits.”  He wasn’t terribly fat but his breasts were bigger than…

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The Persistence of U.S. Strategy, Anthony Fauci, and Limited Hangouts

August 7, 2026 Edward Curtin 22 Comments

The continuity of agenda from one American president to the next is striking. For media commentators to focus their attention on whether Fauci lied about the origins of Covid-19 is to miss the deeper issue, whether “accidently” or on purpose.

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Why The Odyssey?

July 27, 2026 Edward Curtin 8 Comments

If you spent one to two years when you were 16-17 years old and full of wild physical and sexual…

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Why Do We Love Sad Songs?

July 22, 2026 Edward Curtin 7 Comments

By Edward Curtin and Sophie Michel “A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it…

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Screwing in a Mirror While the World Smokes

July 15, 2026 Edward Curtin 4 Comments

We were screwing in a mirror when we realized our mistake. Since the handyman was unavailable, we had to do…

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Hoping with Paul Simon that the Gate Won’t Be Closed

July 4, 2026 Edward Curtin 10 Comments

They crowded the gate, anxious for entry. It was a heavenly late afternoon, the sky blue, the sun radiant, you…

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Fathers and Sons

June 20, 2026 Edward Curtin 5 Comments

“In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche Early June. Dawn brings mist covered mountains…

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  • A Bronx Legend: Tit for Tat
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