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The Bible Repairman by Tim Powers

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Scott D.

“And he had a couple of Bibles in need of customized repair, and those were an easy fifty dollars apiece – just brace the page against a piece of plywood in a frame and scorch out the verses the customers … Continue reading →

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That is no good place

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Scott D.

A few miles from here a frost-stiffened wood waits and keeps watch above a mere; the overhanging bank is a maze of tree-roots mirrored in its surface. At night there, something uncanny happens: the water burns. And the mere bottom … Continue reading →

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The Guns of August

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Scott D.

The opening paragraph of The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman: So gorgeous was the spectacle on the May morning of 1910 when nine kings rode in the funeral of Edward VII of England that the crowd, waiting in hushed and … Continue reading →

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From Decision Points by George W. Bush

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Scott D.

I re-read some of this book (published in 2010) this weekend, and am reminded of the perspective of President Bush during the time following 9/11. He describes being given the badge of someone who died when the towers fell, and … Continue reading →

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