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The Next Big Thing
I went to my daughter’s volleyball game last night in the gym of Our Lady of Hope. The girls call the place Our Lady of Low Ceilings because the ceiling…
Sep 29
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George Hofmann
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August 2023
Quiet
The tide is very high tonight, with a full moon and a storm offshore that are pulling the ocean into the bay until it completely covers the marsh of…
Aug 30
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George Hofmann
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Climate Anxiety
Nature is a showoff, and we’re moved to stand in awe of its ostentatious spectacle and question our very lives. Before it we shrink, ignorant of the…
Aug 15
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George Hofmann
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July 2023
Sinead O'Connor Has Died
Sinead O’Connor has died. Anyone who knew anything about her is saddened, but not surprised. As the obituary in the Guardian states, the most tragic…
Jul 27
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George Hofmann
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Against the End of Optimism
I left work early yesterday, and I left angry. Our oldest dog is dying, and I spent the night before sleeping next to her on the sofa, awakened twice to…
Jul 14
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George Hofmann
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June 2023
So Judge Already
The flowers on the azalea were deep red in the center, slashed by black pistils and faded to pink at the end of each petal. The threads of a spiderweb…
Jun 13
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George Hofmann
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May 2023
Ten-Minute Version
I didn’t want to go. I thought it would be a terrible time. I actually hoped it would rain harder than it did and that everyone would decide to stay…
May 17
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George Hofmann
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April 2023
Why I Stopped Meditating
This Spring I find myself in the same weeds I did last summer. The difficult episode I wrote about I’ve not fully resolved, my doctor and I are still…
Apr 19
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George Hofmann
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March 2023
Mt Tremper
The Thirteenth and Final Chapter of The Places I Lost It
Mar 31
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George Hofmann
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Camden County College
Chapter Twelve of The Places I Lost It
Mar 24
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George Hofmann
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A Parking Garage on Sansom Street
Chapter Eleven of The Places I Lost It
Mar 18
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George Hofmann
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The Girard Point Bridge
Chapter Ten of The Places I Lost It
Mar 11
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George Hofmann
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