A SEASONAL SELECTION · NOVEMBER 2026
Three pieces for the shorter days: an ordinary afternoon, a practical look at the changing season, and the return home after a long journey.
Selected for November
ESSAY & COMPANION POEM
The Day Itself
Toast, a repeated song, a voice from another room. An ordinary day does not have to justify itself.
NATURE & WONDER
Taking Stock as the Light Changes
A September essay to revisit as autumn deepens: changing daylight and the small adjustments that prepare a household for colder weather.
BOOK REVIEW · SPOILERS
After the Victory
The journey home, the work that follows victory, and the people who carry its cost.