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Aphorisms Part 2: A PhD Story

“The truth about stories is that that’s all we are.” “Stories are wondrous things. But they are dangerous.” — Thomas King Story/Theory I I can sense your uneasiness to ask, so I’ll ask on your behalf: Why, in the context of a dismal academic job market, do a PhD — especially in…

Žižek

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Aphorisms Part 2
Aphorisms Part 2
Žižek

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The Power of Poetry

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Authenticity

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Time Kap — sule

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The Power of Poetry

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Written From The Heart

·Dec 25, 2022

How to Pack a Trunk

A poem — My Dad taught me how to pack a trunk tightly and safely with little room to be manoeuvred by the baggage I carry, and blankets to fight the cold, in case I’m controlled by what I can’t control. I pack the truth somewhere in there. I’m not sure I can remember exactly…

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How to Pack a Trunk
How to Pack a Trunk
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Written From The Heart

·Dec 25, 2022

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The Power of Poetry

·Dec 9, 2022

the night a defrost button malfunctioned

a poem — “What a remarkable image,” he said, “and what remarkable prisoners!” “Just like ourselves,” I said. “For, first of all, tell me this: What do you think such people would have seen of themselves and each other except their shadows, which the fire cast on the opposite wall of the cave?” …

Allegory

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the night a defrost button malfunctioned
the night a defrost button malfunctioned
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The Power of Poetry

·Dec 1, 2022

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the deep end
the deep end
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Time Kap — sule

·Nov 25, 2022

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the tyranny of letters
the tyranny of letters
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Time Kap — sule

·Nov 7, 2022

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Time

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old soul, young heart
old soul, young heart
Time

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