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February 2, 2023, “It’s Often Time to Feed the Birds”

Posted on February 2, 2023 by jridl under Uncategorized

The Sentimentalist on Time and The News and the best part of the day…

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January 26, 2023, “Let Comfort Come”

Posted on January 26, 2023 by jridl under Uncategorized

The sentimentalist is thinking about the professionalization of arts and literature, (not a fan of where that’s headed), and the value of comforts, great and small.

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January 19, 2023, “One Night Can Change a Life”

Posted on January 19, 2023 by jridl under Uncategorized

All the synonyms for sentimental… workshop at Ox-Bow coming up this Summer… and having enough.

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January 12, 2023, “Thinking of Yahweh During a Thaw”

Posted on January 12, 2023 by jridl under Uncategorized

Still holiday-ing. Vivi has a new toy. Mark’s banana bread. The great January thaw, and Hakeem Jeffries. The Sentimentalist has some sentiments for you.

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January 5, 2023, “I Thought About Putting Together a Jigsaw Puzzle”

Posted on January 5, 2023 by jridl under Uncategorized

The Sentimentalist cites Ross Gay, his mother, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and pal Ruth Zwald on gratitude. And also The Streets of London. The ping pong match in his brain on any given day….

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December 29, 2022, “Putting Away the Santas”

Posted on December 29, 2022 by jridl under Uncategorized

The Sentimentalist pairs Ross Gay and Jim Harrison today, and you know what? It works!

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December 22, 2022, “Christmas: The War in Ukraine”

Posted on December 22, 2022 by jridl under Uncategorized

The Sentimentalist shares Christmas past, present, and hope for the future.

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December 15, “Dailiness”

Posted on December 15, 2022 by jridl under Uncategorized

The Sentimentalist shares sentiments on last night’s big annual reading, our power outage and popcorn, and a lovely poem that braids joy and sorrow.

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December 8, 2022, “It’s Christmas”

Posted on December 8, 2022 by jridl under Uncategorized

The Santas are here with a pile of great books, including Ross Gay’s amazing treatises on Joy! Not an easy Joy, but the best kind.

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December 1, 2022, “The Last Day of November”

Posted on December 1, 2022 by jridl under Uncategorized

The Sentimentalist closes November with Holiday cheer and Holiday sorrow, and recommends Inciting Joy.

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