Category Archives: Boston

High Hosey

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

The other day I asked my wife whether she had ever used the expression “high hosey,” as in “High hosey the front seat.” It means, in essence, to reserve or “call dibs on” something. Although she grew up in a … Continue reading →

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Protected: Antigone in Columbia

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

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Rear-View

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

Dr. Christopher M.  McDonough, At the request of the PROVINCETOWN ARTS magazine I have been asked to  write a review of the recent biography of Tennessee Williams by John Lahr, TENNESSEE WILLIAMS, Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, For this review, … 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 →

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Protected: Hogs and Cucumbers

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Skyhook

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Two Ways About It

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

This is a talk I was asked to give for new student orientation way back in 2005 here at Sewanee. Two Ways About It New Student Orientation Talk Guerry Auditorium Sunday, August 21, 2005 Good afternoon. Let me be among … Continue reading →

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Protected: Happy Evacuation Day!

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Stories about the Presidents

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Like a Modern-Day Agrippa

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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