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No. 55 - Sunday Dispatch
Welcome to the Sunday Dispatch.
Jul 27
Rapid Reading Wrap-Up
A mid-year list
Jul 22 • 
B.A. Burgess
No. 54 - Sunday Dispatch
What I'm Reading and Thank you to Ashley Black
Jul 13

June 2025

No. 53 - Sunday Dispatch
Test Prints, Murderbot, How to Write a Children's Book is Old
Jun 29
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On Putting Books Down - Permission Slip
Below, I’m commenting on a book I returned due to my sensitivity to the subject matter discussed in the first few pages of the material.
Jun 17 • 
B.A. Burgess
No. 52- Sunday Dispatch
Jon Stewart on What Now?, Giant Hamsters in Spaaace, and Posts from Elsewhere
Jun 15
Things I Wrote While Trying to Write about the Protest
I’ve been trying all morning to articulate my thoughts and feelings around protesting, the news, and everything else.
Jun 14 • 
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Come for the Giant Hamsters, But Stay for the Trolley Problems
Columbus Day: Book 1 of the Expeditionary Force Series by Craig Alanson
Jun 14 • 
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May 2025

Why Chris Fox isn't using AI
For my fellow writers
May 23 • 
B.A. Burgess
No. 51 - Sunday Dispatch
Kayaking with cows, almost no spending month, lots of projects
May 18 • 
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That's Not Right by Scott Meyers
Do you remember Art Bell?
May 17 • 
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No. 50 - Sunday Dispatch
I’ve been on a quest for a tiny sliver of local adventure, because grand adventure is not available at the moment.
May 4 • 
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