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Notes on what I’m reading, revisiting, and thinking about.

Halloween essay · October 31, 2026

Vampires: Monsters, Immortality, and the Stories We Tell

From Dracula to Regis, Anne Rice to Fevre Dream: a Halloween journey through immortality, humanity, and the stories we tell about monsters.

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Reading essay · October 12, 2026

The Dark Is Rising Sequence

Susan Cooper, ancient mythology, and the world beneath our own. A personal rereading of five remarkable books and the folklore woven through them.

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