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The Second First Day of Winter
It is February 9th, 2016.
Jan 20 • 
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The Wicked Sense of Accomplishment
We’re all craving recognition, in some form. Do some of us want the pleasure of recognizing we voted for a winner?
Nov 27, 2024 • 
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On Pickleball
I’m on the pickleball court, playing against my ten-year-old son.
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The Wicked Sense of Accomplishment
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The Company of Others
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Do I Think I Am I
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Superman Is America
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28 August, 2025
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The Synthetic Unity of Superman III
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28 August, 2025
I’ve been trying to explain a recent encounter, and whenever I run the essay in my head it becomes too big to manage very quickly.
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Dear Subscribers,
One-year anniversary post
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Do I Think I Am I
[An early version of this essay was delivered as closing remarks to Rat Fest 2023 in Philadelphia, PA.
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Coach Pitch
short fiction
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Michael Sharick’s Woefully Incomplete List of Non-required Recommended Reading:
This is a living document subject to irregular revision.
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Reflection On One Word: Check
Checkers
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