Monthly Archives: January 2023

Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: So Many Pants Edition

Posted on January 29, 2023 by profmondo

Tomorrow is Day One of the spring semester. I’ve taken care of syllabusiness, and all that remains is for me to get up at stupid o’clock tomorrow morning after nearly two months of my natural rhythm (typically going to bed … Continue reading →

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Sunday Afternoon Potpourri: Absent-Minded Edition

Posted on January 22, 2023 by profmondo

The new term starts in eight days, so I’m poking at syllabi this afternoon instead of watching the Bengals play the Bills. I’m sitting in my office recliner, and a couple of minutes ago I realized that I’m wearing mismatched … Continue reading →

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Sunday Night Potpourri: Wild Card Edition

Posted on January 15, 2023 by profmondo

I’m watching my erstwhile home team, the Cincinnati Bengals, in the first round of the playoffs. I’ve only watched a few NFL games this season — my tastes run more toward the college game these days, and have for years. … Continue reading →

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It’s The Principle of the Thing

Posted on January 11, 2023 by profmondo

I had a new experience the other day. For the first time since my return to creative writing, I earned royalties for a short story. Specifically, I received an amount proportionate to the number of words my “One of Us … Continue reading →

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Poetry Corner: A Swing by Shropshire

Posted on January 7, 2023 by profmondo

I’ve mentioned before that the 1951 “Mid-Century [combined] Edition” of Louis Untermeyer’s Modern American and Modern English Poetry was a formative text in my life. In 1971 or ’72, my dad handed me the book, which he or some other … Continue reading →

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Encouraging Words

Posted on January 5, 2023 by profmondo

“We respond to enthusiasm.” — Robert Fripp, on The Great Deceiver I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been a writer all my literate life, and was making stuff up — songs and stories — even before then. So I’m comfortable in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Night Potpourri: Back Home Edition

Posted on January 1, 2023 by profmondo

Yesterday concluded my impromptu chauffeur duties as I schlepped home from Terpville. The traffic itself wasn’t too bad, and even flowed pretty smoothly through the 95 meatgrinder south of DC. However, conditions were rainy and misty throughout, which again made … Continue reading →

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