Archive - Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

June 2025

Start the week #99

Where I'm coming from

Jun 30 •

Three possible beginnings of a book review

Which do you prefer?

Jun 27 •

Letter to Rebecca #25-09

Cryptic clues, film flippancy, terrible torture, naughty nicknames

Jun 25 •

Start the week #98

In this week's issue: meeting Maharishi, reflections on language

Jun 23 •

Experiments in style: mystery algorithm

What's the underlying set of rules?

Jun 22 •

Start the week #97

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Jun 16 •

How I wrote one of my letters

An insider's look at the epistolary operation at Freedman Towers

Jun 15 •

Letter to Rebecca #25-08

Spot the hidden song title

Jun 11 •

Start the week #96

Special freebie edition

Jun 9 •

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