Author: Dwight

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Thucydides on Strategy by Athanassios G. Platias and Konstantinos Koliopoulos (excerpt—first chapter)

I recently discovered the Chief of U.K. Defence Staff’s Recommended Reading [Note: link not currently working] site and have been browsing through it. One book stood out since it addresses one of my favorites: Thucydides on Strategy [ditto] by Athanassios G. Platias and Konstantinos Koliopoulos. This slim volume shows that the theory of grand strategy […]

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Two short stories by Mikhail Shishkin

I linked the short story “Calligraphy Lesson” in my post providing an outline/highlights of the May 4th event with Mikhail Shishkin and Marian Schwartz. Schwartz translated Shishkin’s short story and it was published at Words Without Borders. Be sure and read her Translator’s Note since it gives background to some challenging areas on translation. The […]

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Beating the heat

It was supposed to get to 100°F where we live (it got there, and then some), so we decided to beat the heat and have some fun. Try and learn things, too. So we walked among coastal redwoods. And played in the Pacific Ocean. And played silly video games. It was a good day. Here […]

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On (semi-)hold

I’ve reached an existential moment for this blog. I don’t feel like I’m contributing to any discussion, which reflects my own interests since lately I have focused on nooks, crannies, and shadows of literature (at least in the English speaking world) that few people seem interested in despite my enthusiasm. I want to thank everyone […]

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Miklós Szentkuthy in Asymptote

I don’t think I’ll ever get caught up on what I missed this past week. I did want to highlight the articles on Miklós Szentkuthy in Asymptote journal while I work my way through everything. The first article is an overview on Szentkuthy by Rainer J. Hanshe titled Entering the World Stage: Miklós Szentkuthy’s Ars […]

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Whenever you’re on my mind

I’ve been distracted from posting the past few weeks because of my mom falling and fracturing her collarbone. It’s amazing how much energy is required to take care of things from a distance. Fortunately I have two great brothers helping out. I’m traveling this next week and I’m not sure how much internet access I’ll […]