Read Slowly.
Live Deliberately.
One book at a time.
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On today’s post: Thoughts on Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, plus September’s two project reads: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen and Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward! Check it out: https://theadamburgess.substack.com/p/jane-austen-and-jesmyn-ward
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Questioning Life’s Flow
Dear Friend, The first part of Mary Oliver’s Long Life is titled, “Flow.” Its sub-sections include “Flow,” “Habits, Differences, and the Light That Abides,” “Poem:…
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Beginning Long Life by Mary Oliver
Dear Friend, Today, we begin our contemplative reading of Mary Oliver’s Long Life: Essays and Other Writings. I’m a huge fan of Oliver’s poetry, so…
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All the Lights and Sounds
Dear Friend, Today, we end our contemplative reading of Ed Yong’s meticulously researched and wonderfully written biography of the animal kingdom, An Immense World. I…
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All Creatures Great and Small
Dear Friend, As we near the end of October and the conclusion of Ed Yong’s wonderful exploration, An Immense World, here’s a reminder that our…
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The Contemplative Reading Project, hosted by Dr. Adam Burgess, is a quest to read slowly & live deliberately. I invite you to join me in this journey!
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