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Dawn Powell (1896-1965)
Her mother died when she was a little girl. To fill in the void, Dawn kept diaries. Then her father remarried an unpleasant woman who vented her frustrations by destroying everything Dawn had written. A diary is a confident, a … Continue reading
Insect Repellent
Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis was published in 1915. It’s the story of Gregor Samsa who wakes up one morning and realizes he’s become a giant insect. Before being a bug, Gregor provided for his family by working as a traveling … Continue reading
Sloughing
Every day we shed dead skin and make dust. As with snakes, old skin must be eliminated to make room for the new. And the longer one lives, the more renewals are necessary. Stagnation is static whereas life is motion. … Continue reading
Kate, diaries, and impressions.
There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water. Kate Chopin In the 1960s, Kate Chopin’s grandson discovered some of the writer’s personal papers including a 1894 diary entitled “Impressions” … Continue reading
My Maieutical Diary
Socrates taught by asking questions. The method he used is known as “maieutics” from the Greek term for “midwifery”. Because, believed Socrates, the teacher was a midwife in that he helped give birth to latent knowledge in a person. By … Continue reading



