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Red Leaves
A Wild Story
Nov 10
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Carry the Fire
The Task Existed Before We Did and It Will Go On Long After We Are Gone
Nov 8
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Ben Connelly
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What Some Modern Takes on Measure for Measure Miss
Shakespeare Wasn't Writing a Play for the Twenty-First Century
Mar 15
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Ben Connelly
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On the Passing of Cormac McCarthy
A Tribute to My Favorite Author
Jun 20, 2023
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Ben Connelly
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Hardihood Books Newsletter 24
May, 2023
May 31, 2023
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Ben Connelly
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"City Air Makes You Free."
Part Two
Feb 15, 2023
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Ben Connelly
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"City Air Makes You Free."
Part One
Feb 14, 2023
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Christmas Season Begins After Thanksgiving
A Jolly Defense of Keeping this Festive Season Merry and Bright, Despite the Crass Forces of Radical Change that Seek to Undermine It
Dec 19, 2022
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Ben Connelly
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Into the Wilderness
A Story about Remembering
Nov 1, 2022
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Ben Connelly
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Defending the American Literary Tradition
A Partial Case for Why America's Contribution to Literature is Worth Celebrating
Jul 22, 2022
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Ben Connelly
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Running and Place
Or Why Foot-Travel Increases Rootedness
Apr 27, 2022
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Ben Connelly
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Old-Fashioned
Or, What is Preservation?
Apr 20, 2022
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