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Brian S. Hook

Pinned

In

Age of Empathy

by

Brian S. Hook

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Jul 26, 2024

How I Lost My Job As A Tenured Professor

Where Does An Expert In A Dying Field Go Next?

A university quad with students, and two flowering crab apple trees in front of the library

In

The Narrative Arc

by

Brian S. Hook

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Jan 4

Charting My Blind Spots

I know they’re there

Charting My Blind Spots

In

The Lark

by

Brian S. Hook

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Feb 9, 2025

My Topography

A poem on long love

A view of the Grand Canyon with clouds in the sky above, trees in the foreground, and the river in the distance

In

Catharsis Chronicles

by

Brian S. Hook

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Jan 8, 2025

A Taxonomy of Tears

A poem

A Taxonomy of Tears

In

Hello, Love

by

Brian S. Hook

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Dec 24, 2024

How I Fell in Love with The Dread Pirate Roberts

Learning to Love One Day at a Time

Still from The Princess Bride of Westley and Buttercup on her farm overlooking a green valley

In

Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

by

Brian S. Hook

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Dec 24, 2024

What Do You Do When The One You Love Most Says She Must Leave?

On Cyclops and Selkies and Myself

Stamp series from the Faroe Islands showing an artist’s images of the Seal Woman

In

The Lark

by

Brian S. Hook

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Nov 24, 2024

Better Sometimes to Fall

A poem about letting go

Better Sometimes to Fall

Brian S. Hook

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Oct 3, 2024

Asheville, North Carolina, In The Wake of Helene

Vignettes Of A Catastrophe

Asheville, North Carolina, In The Wake of Helene

In

Age of Empathy

by

Brian S. Hook

·

Aug 17, 2024

The Best Way To Teach Teachers Something They Don’t Know

Say It, Send It, Mail it, Text it

The Best Way To Teach Teachers Something They Don’t Know

In

Beyond the Scoreboard

by

Brian S. Hook

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Jul 3, 2024

Consider the World’s 26th Best Male Tennis Player

Spare a thought for the quarterfinalists

Novak Djokovic prepares to serve in the Wimbledon Men’s Final, 2023

Brian S. Hook

Brian S. Hook

Dad, classicist, mountain dweller, erstwhile triathlete, student woodworker, follower of Socrates and Jesus (two famous non-writers), writing to avoid raveling

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