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A Handful of Pecans Against the Specter of Death

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Ryn PB

I am a pessimist. Just like being an optimist, being a pessimist has its pros (being prepared, less disappointment) and its cons (being overly stressed, less hopefulness), but the one thing I like most about being a pessimist is when … Continue reading →

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Days Well Spent: The Building Doesn’t Fall Down

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Ryn PB

A few nights ago, as I lay in bed, waiting to fall asleep, I was hit by the vision of the building around me crumbling down. No matter what I tried to do, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. The … Continue reading →

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“Doubt Comes In”: On Hadestown, Turning Around, and Living with Doubt*

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Ryn PB

The dog you really got to dread Is the one that howls inside your head It’s him whose howling drives men mad And a mind to its undoing… I’ll tell you where the real road lies Between your ears, behind … Continue reading →

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In Lieu Of a Book Post: How Emily Dickinson helps when I feel hopeless

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Ryn PB

August was a particularly bad month, even compared with the rest of 2020, so I’m not really feeling up to writing an entire reading wrap-up. Instead, I’m going to share this Emily Dickinson poem I always think about when the … Continue reading →

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