• Hemingway — finding his way

    Wednesday, October 7, 2015 4 a.m. Difficult nights, now, as Fall weather seats in. It is good to have an occupation that makes use of my inability to sleep or even recline comfortably. It turns a liability into an asset. F: 4:10 a.m. Okay, Papa. So, after you and Hadley parted ways in Paris, and…

  • Hemingway — Paris in the 1920s

    Thursday, October 8, 2015 F: 4:50 a.m. So, let’s talk, finally, about the opportunity that Pauline’s Catholicism was to you. EH: You say finally and to you it means, after so many days. To me it means, after so many decades. F: It isn’t entirely unplowed ground. EH: No, but I’d count about three scholars,…

  • Hemingway — a matter of focus

    Friday, October 9, 2015 F: 4:25 a.m. Okay, Papa, I am ready if you are. Where are we going? EH: We’re still looking at the emotional facts behind my break with Pauline after Martha came into my life, and I got involved in a war for the second time, still not quite a warrior, but…

  • Understanding Hemingway’s World

    Saturday, October 10, 2015 F: 5:15 a.m. Okay, Papa, continuing. EH: I’ve been thinking about it, and it seems to me, to understand my life you cannot view it as either objective or subjective account F: I sort of kluged that, I think. Again? EH: You merely left the middle term out of the statement.…

  • Hemingway’s choices

    Sunday, October 11, 2015 F: 5:15 a.m. When we stopped, yesterday, I had a firm idea of where we were going next, but this morning I don’t, so I hope you do, Papa. EH: Don’t you find it interesting that you skim the previous handwritten writing when the printed-out looseleaf book is sitting there two…

  • Hemingway on direct perception

    Monday, October 12, 2015 F: 3:30 am. As I sat down with my coffee and added the date to the journal, I heard, “bullfighting.” EH: That’s right. And now perhaps you can see where it fits in. F: Well, tell me. EH: Gertrude Stein steered me to Pamplona and the festival of San Fermin, and…

  • Hemingway — finding meaning in the 1920s

    Tuesday, October 13, 2015 F: 3:50 a.m. All right, Papa, let’s continue. EH: You need to understand, throughout this process, I am giving you a bird’s-eye view of what happened. Even as much of it as I was aware of, I didn’t necessarily understand. In life we tack our meanings on to things as we…

  • Bertrand Russell & Buckminster Fuller on Why We Should Spend Less Time Working, and More Time Living & Learning

    I got this via Open Culture and decided it should be shared. I am not a whole-hearted fan of Bertrand Russell, but of Bucky Fuller, I am. And the story behind the story is interesting.

  • Rita’s World, Kindle edition

    Publisher Bob Friedman informs me that the Kindle edition of Rita’s World is now available. He priced it at $5.99, in hopes of encouraging sales. (There goes my yacht and my Riviera second home.) Any of you who would like to comment on it after reading it, you know i’d love to have your feedback.…

  • Hemingway’s sudden awakening

    Thursday, October 15, 2015 F: 4:15 a.m. Having devoted Tuesday night, into Wednesday morning, watching the Democratic debate, then Wednesday recuperating and spending a good deal of time examining news feeds— I knew not to try this yesterday morning, but I figured you wouldn’t be going anywhere. Shall we dance, Papa? Even glancing over Monday’s…