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What I did and am still doing during my Great American Staycation
A tour through this American life by way of what I'm doing, eating, watching, reading, and listening to
Jul 3
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June 2026
The go-to American monk might not have thought what you think he thought
Some uncommon insights on Thomas Merton
Jun 15
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Whitney McKnight
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Taming beastly civilizations with schism
Which has nothing to do with marsupials
Jun 8
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Whitney McKnight
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Ours! Ours! Ours!
Being discharged from the hospital put me in mind to despair the jovial but utterly dumb face of rapaciousness
Jun 1
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Whitney McKnight
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May 2026
Your heart is exploding, dumb ass
Greetings, Friends.
May 24
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Whitney McKnight
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Madness and the Political Divide: a new book by psychiatrist, Allen Dyer, MD
Why do we allow ourselves to be divided by strong men?
May 11
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Whitney McKnight
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44:30
Why...?
When I was ten years old I somehow ended up in a summer camp for creative writing held at Magsig Middle School in Centerville, Ohio.
May 6
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Whitney McKnight
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Two murders, few answers
How do I meet this moment?
May 3
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Whitney McKnight
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April 2026
Another day, another shooting
Putting it in quick perspective
Apr 27
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Whitney McKnight
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Sing a song of murder
Just ask Dolly Parton about those Appalachian ballads, so like those European operas
Apr 20
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Whitney McKnight
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Cops really should have mandatory First Amendment training
Otherwise, it's their pastor versus the wiener
Apr 5
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Whitney McKnight
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Sun rise where you least expect it
Your weather is not that of war
Apr 4
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Whitney McKnight
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