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Last posted on the 17th of August, 2025.
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By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept | Elizabeth Smart
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Lebensgeister (orig. "Sweet Hereafter") | Banana Yoshimoto
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Creation of the Gods (often also "Investiture of the Gods," orig. 封神演義) | translation by Gu Zhizhong
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Claimed! | Gertrude Barrows Bennett
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Seven Sons | Robert Windom, Kelvin Mao, illustrated by Jae Lee
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Happy End (orig. Riquet à la houppe) | Amélie Nothomb
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You Need An Email Aliasing Service
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Why You Should Give Kagi A Try
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That Study About AI is Making People Dumber
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All About Love: New Visions | bell hooks
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Why I switched from writefreely to zola
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The Light Fantastic | Terry Pratchett
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The Colour of Magic | Terry Pratchett
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Starship Troopers | Robert A. Heinlein
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | Susanna Clarke
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Ambivalenz (orig. Les prénoms épicènes) | Amélie Nothomb
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Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction | Michael Tanner
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Thirst (orig. Soif) | Amélie Nothomb
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The Eyes Are The Best Part | Monika Kim
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Notes on Complexity | Neil Thiese
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The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England | Brandon Sanderson
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November 2023 Overview and eBook
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Die Scareman-Saga 12: Allianz der Hoffnung | Dirk van den Boom
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Die Scareman-Saga 11: Das Blaue vom Himmel | Dirk van den Boom
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Die Scareman-Saga 10: Die Bio-Bombe | Dirk van den Boom
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Die Scareman-Saga 9: Karawane der Verlorenen | Sylke Brandt
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Die Scareman-Saga 8: Reise ins Blaue | Dirk van den Boom
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Die Scareman-Saga 7: Krötenrebellion | Dirk van den Boom
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Die Scareman-Saga 6: Blutige Erkenntnis | Dirk van den Boom
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Zombies in Western Culture | John Vervaeke, Filip Miscevic, Christopher Mastropietro
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Some Thoughts on Managing Personal Projects
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Die Scareman-Saga 5: Das Ende Der Gewissheit | Dirk van den Boom
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Die Scareman-Saga 4: Fabrik der Zahlen | Sylke Brandt
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Die Scareman-Saga 3: Herr des Meeres, Herr des Blutes | Dirk van den Boom
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Die Scareman-Saga 2: Der Eine | Dirk van den Boom
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Ein Scareman erwacht | Dirk van den Boom
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What's so Great About «the forest jar»?
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Torture The Artist | Joey Goebel
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Bluebeard's Castle | Anna Biller
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Veronika Decides to Die (orig. Veronika Decide Morrer) | Paulo Coelho
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Tokyo Fiancée (orig. Ni d’Ève, ni d’Adam) | Amélie Nothomb
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The Vegetarian (orig. 채식주의자) | Han Kang
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The Stepford Wives | Ira Levin
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The Enemy's Cosmetique (orig. Cosmétique de l'ennemi) | Amelie Nothomb
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No One Is Talking About This | Patricia Lookwood
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Antichista (orig. Antéchrista) | Amélie Nothomb
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Extremely Online | Taylor Lorenz
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The Listening Society | Hanzi Freinacht
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Installing Castopod 1.6.5 w/ MySQL and behind Caddy
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Optional's Guide to Custom Emoji in Obsidian
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Romeo and Juliet | William Shakespeare
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Pick me Girls | Sophie Passmann
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Diary of An Oxygen Thief | Anonymous
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Men Without Women | Haruki Murakami
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The Princess Bride | S. Morgenstern (Abridgement by William Goldman)
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The Dispossessed | Ursula K. Le Guin
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Metamorphoses | Ovid, translation by Charles Martin
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Magdalenas Sünde | Romana Ganzoni
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How to Respond to Code of Conduct Reports | Valerie Aurora, Mary Gardiner
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Dies ist mein Letztes Lied | Lena Richter
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Der Triumph der Waldrebe in Europa | Clemens J. Setz
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland | Lewis Carroll
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A Room of One's Own | Virginia Woolf
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A Philosophy of Loneliness | Lars Svendsen
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A Hat Full of Sky | Terry Pratchett
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An Optional selection of Calibration Tools for Pen and Paper Sessions
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You Can't Learn From Outlier Events
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The Unlikable "Heroes" of «Belle» (2021)
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An Optional Intro to Pen and Paper
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Learning in Life, as Seen in «Boss Level» (2021)
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An diesem Film ist nichts «Wunderschön» (2022)
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"Immoral Behaviour Is Good, Actually," Says Professional Ethicist
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Experiencing Personal Progress
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A Critique Of The New Pokémon Short
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How do you experience progress in your life?
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