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After the storm

After the storm

From the notebook

Paul Franz
Jun 15, 2025
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This past week I published a review (not an essay, as

Grand Hotel Abyss
aptly distinguishes the genres—though litotes springs eternal) of
Ross Barkan
’s novel
Glass Century in the Washington Examiner. Read it here.

This evening I am leading a discussion of Sylvia Plath’s The Colossus and Other Poems for

Interintellect
. Get your ticket here.

Today’s post is from my notebook: visions after a storm…

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