Author Archives: Uncomely and Broken

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About Uncomely and Broken

I am a classicist in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Protected: Radical Visions of Hector?

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Carolina On My Mind

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Twilight of the Demigods: Review of “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

This review originally appeared in the Classical Association of the Middle West and S oth (CAMWS) Newsletter, Spring 2010; I’m re-posting it in light of Rebecca Mead’s recent New Yorker article, “The Percy Jackson Problem,” of October 22, 2014 It … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Family, Mythology, Statues & Monuments, Tennessee | 2 Comments

A few Hrothgar stories

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

My brother posted this about your blog post: When I sang in the choir at Sewanee the procession — even on weekdays — went like this: Hrothgar; the Crucifer; the Choir; the Clergy; the Other Sewanee Dogs. I promise. When … Continue reading →

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Hunters, 5 a.m.

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

For no good reason, I’m up before dawn and go into the living room to look out the window. Through the clouds the stars can be made out here and there. My dogs stir but I don’t let them out. … Continue reading →

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Hrothgar’s Grave

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

Go behind Bairnwick, toward a small stand of oaks and the swamp leading to Stirling’s, and you will see the gravestone of Hrothgar. Who was Hrothgar, you ask?  He was an English bulldog, much beloved in Sewanee over half a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Boston, Dogs, England, Mythology, Poetry, Sewanee, Trees & Flowers | 3 Comments

In the Form of a Question

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

Below is the text of some remarks I was supposed to give to the Senior Class at Sewanee this spring but never did–when I arrived to Cravens Hall, the banquet had been called off because of a tornado warning!  How … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Education, Sewanee, Sports & Games | 5 Comments

Protected: Bye Bye Burdies?

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Goodbye Little Yellow House

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Hogs and Cucumbers

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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