Author Archives: Uncomely and Broken

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About Uncomely and Broken

I am a classicist in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Teeny Weeny Circus

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

Dogwood Festival, Winchester (TN), 2012.  Right after I took this picture, a woman walked by with a dog on a leash. Pandemonium ensued. The clown tried to get his dogs to stop barking, without success. It was so much more … Continue reading →

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Protected: Shoes of the Fisherman

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Diomedes and Glaucus in Fortaleza

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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it’s always ourselves we find in the sea

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

For whatever we lose(like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in the sea ­–e.e. cummings, maggie and milly and molly and may (1958)

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Protected: My World Cup Journal 2014

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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“A Vast Wilderness Inhabited Only by Indians and Wild Animals”

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

Last night I was talking to a friend of mine who had read my recent post on slavery statistics for Franklin County, and she said to me, “Did you notice that there are no Native Americans in any of the … Continue reading →

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Protected: To See A Fine Lady

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: The Coin in the Fish’s Mouth

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Get Rid of Corporal Punishment? That’s “Acting Like Big Brother”

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

On Monday the issue of corporal punishment in Franklin County schools came before the board, as part of the review of section 6 policies.  We had been due to discuss this in April’s meeting, but because it had been a … Continue reading →

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Protected: Beatings and Latin again

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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