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So glad you have signed up to receive the For Random Learning Comes Newsletter! This is the one hundred and eighth edition.
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I have outdone myself this week with three selections for your reading pleasure. Naturally, my novel's progress has suffered as a result, and its word count remains about the same.
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The first, most recent piece is a poem entitled The Novelist. His occupation is described in detail and he does not receive a particularly favorable review.
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The second piece is a poem about the grief of losing a friend too young. It is called But Once.
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The third piece is longer. It is an essay called Eighty Years on the occasion of D-Day, June 6, 2024 and commemorates not only that 1944 WWII invasion and battle but also my own memories of being an American in Europe at a time when Americans weren't especially well-liked, and my memories of how uncomfortable that can feel.
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Hope you enjoy these and thanks again for your attention and your interest! I'd love to hear what you think!
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Have a great couple of weeks! And if you know of anyone who might be interested in receiving this newsletter, please forward it and send them to my website, to sign up!
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So Close and Yet So Far
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This essay discusses the Semiquincentennial celebration and compares it with Fourths of Years gone by.
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Drawing
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A poem on redistricting, the drawing of new districts to serve the ruling party's political purposes, with the blessing of the Supreme Court and with enthusiasm unchecked by either the people's will nor the State's Constitutional provisions.
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Attempt
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A poem describing the swirling emotions on and offline provoked by the attempted assassination of President Trump at the dinner for the press. Caveat: I do not doubt the attempt on his life was real. P.S. The photo is an attempt at beauty.
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Approaching May 1st, 2026, Anniversary of The Great Fire, Jacksonville, FL
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A poem about a very dry spring in Florida which calls to mind the terrible fire which consumed Jacksonville early in the 20th century.
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Smiles
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This poem analyzes the loss of reputation of the US in the eyes of its closest allies, and the attitude it projects, about that loss.
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