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cindyphillips I’ll be back soon, writing regularly on everything from history and culture to the odd bit of kitchen-sink philosophy. Need a distraction from the news? Yesterday’s piece covered the perfect…
2025
Ghana bags, the Mayor of New York, and the Thing About Grace
27 June birthdays: Joey Covington (born 1945, died 4 June 2013) and Grace Lee Boggs (born 1915, died 5 October 2015) Joey Covington was a drummer and songwriter with The…
Doughnuts and Dreams: Of Presidents, Pastries, and Presley’s Private Pain
Today's post unwraps a curious blend of faith, folklore, and that feeling of being just a little bit too clever for your own good. Featuring literary gossip, a nod to…
You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Blog Is About Pigs
My birthday calendar says we’ve got Orwell and Carly Simon on the same day? That’s literary-political sass and 70s self-aware sparkle rolled into one. Delicious! “All animals are equal, but…
Ambrose Bierce and Mick Ralphs, Wondernauts
“Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.” Ambrose Bierce I told Aggie I almost named him Ambrose, so many years ago, when I thought he was…
Ray Davies, Jean-Paul Sartre, and the Solstice
Today’s Brew: Existentialism, English pop, and a shared birthday June 21st isn’t just the solstice. It also happens to be the birthday of two men who couldn’t have looked more…
WHILE THERE IS STILL TIME
What do YOU need to write before it’s too late? From a happy author: “Cindy helped me produce an heirloom of incalculable worth to my extended family and future generations.…