Author Archives: Uncomely and Broken

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About Uncomely and Broken

I am a classicist in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Piper at the Gate

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

I swear this is the last post about The Wind in the Willows, but I came across a picture on my hard drive that I’d taken this summer of an Oxford doorpost, and it reminded me of a famous passage … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Emblems, England, Family, Ireland, Mythology, Oxford, Poetry | 2 Comments

Protected: 4 x 5

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: A Star, A Star, Dancing in the Night

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: A Sudden Chinook

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Petraeus to Penelope

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: The Ostrich and the Snake

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: In Search of Toad Hall

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Recombobulation?

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Fato Profugus, or Trail of Tears

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

This weekend, the 18th annual Trail of Tears Remembrance Ride roared down Highway 41A, not so far from my house.  As we do every year, my family and I walked up to the Sewanee Market to watch with our neighbors … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Dogs, Education, Family, Mythology, Poetry, Sewanee, Tennessee, The South | 5 Comments

A Bear in Sewanee

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

This morning around 4:20am a black bear was seen running toward the dining hall on campus.  Reports of garbage strewn in different areas have also been reported, read a post from the Sewanee police in an e-mail message earlier this … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomical, Classics, England, Language & Etymology, Mythology, Poetry, Sewanee | 7 Comments