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![Email0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-13-at-6.20.43-PM-36x36.png "On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable")
On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 1 CommentEmail0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems […]
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![Email3Facebook4Twitter1Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-17-at-10.13.35-PM-36x36.png "Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma")
Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsEmail3Facebook4Twitter1Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought […]
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![Email2Facebook4Twitter0Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify Anchor.fm iTunes Today’s letter is for high school seniors, for my son and his classmates, for my friends’ children, for Andrew and for […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-23-at-6.52.13-PM-36x36.png "For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish")
For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 4 CommentsEmail2Facebook4Twitter0Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify Anchor.fm iTunes Today’s letter is for high school seniors, for my son and his classmates, for my friends’ children, for Andrew and for […]
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Book Shelf Archive
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![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 PODCAST AVAILABLE iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm September 2 is a special day for me, the birthday of my daughter and the death day of my father. […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SEP22020-Lakeview-DoD-115x115.jpg "Birthday and Death Day, Catholics and Customs")
Birthday and Death Day, Catholics and Customs
Posted on September 4, 2020 | 2 CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 PODCAST AVAILABLE iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm September 2 is a special day for me, the birthday of my daughter and the death day of my father. […] -
![Email3Facebook4Twitter1Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-17-at-10.13.35-PM-115x115.png "Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma")
Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsEmail3Facebook4Twitter1Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought […] -
![Email0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 What can we learn from the Gulag? About the military, about the body and soul? AVAILABLE IN PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm Walking up Hawks Hill […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-08-at-2.19.07-PM-115x115.png "Solzhenitsyn and the Gulag – A Russian Novel About Your Life")
Solzhenitsyn and the Gulag – A Russian Novel About Your Life
Posted on January 9, 2020 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 What can we learn from the Gulag? About the military, about the body and soul? AVAILABLE IN PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm Walking up Hawks Hill […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 PODCAST INTERVIEW Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes PODCAST SUMMARY (please click on links above for full interview) I talked with editor, writer, and friend, Hayley Swinson, about books […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screen-Shot-2019-12-06-at-5.06.53-PM-115x115.png "A Book for Everyone, Even Nonreaders and Grinches")
A Book for Everyone, Even Nonreaders and Grinches
Posted on December 6, 2019 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 PODCAST INTERVIEW Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes PODCAST SUMMARY (please click on links above for full interview) I talked with editor, writer, and friend, Hayley Swinson, about books […] -
![Email1Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm A friend lamented the lack of grammar taught in schools and I said that English was out of fashion. What passed […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-29-at-11.21.32-PM-115x115.png "You’ve tidied up the closet. You’ve tidied up the house. Why not tidy up your writing?")
You’ve tidied up the closet. You’ve tidied up the house. Why not tidy up your writing?
Posted on October 30, 2019 | No CommentsEmail1Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE ON PODCAST iTunes Spotify Anchor.fm A friend lamented the lack of grammar taught in schools and I said that English was out of fashion. What passed […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison One year ago my children and a couple of West Point cadets helped […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/LFL-Sep-2018-115x115.jpg "Little Free Library – One Year Anniversary")
Little Free Library – One Year Anniversary
Posted on September 13, 2018 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison One year ago my children and a couple of West Point cadets helped […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 I’ve come across the topic of walking in my reading, especially lately, as well as over the years. Writers walk and maybe the converse, while not […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_4086-1-115x115.jpg "ON WALKING – Sedaris, Gornick, Cadogan, & Thoreau")
ON WALKING – Sedaris, Gornick, Cadogan, & Thoreau
Posted on July 31, 2018 | 2 CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 I’ve come across the topic of walking in my reading, especially lately, as well as over the years. Writers walk and maybe the converse, while not […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Fun, colorful, classic. The first two clash with the third, because when we think of classic, especially in fashion, we think modest, elegant, subdued. Designer Kate Spade made […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-13-at-10.23.42-AM-115x115.png "A Remedy Much Desired – Suicide & Three Poems by Max Ehrmann")
A Remedy Much Desired – Suicide & Three Poems by Max Ehrmann
Posted on June 13, 2018 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Fun, colorful, classic. The first two clash with the third, because when we think of classic, especially in fashion, we think modest, elegant, subdued. Designer Kate Spade made […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Deep Work If you haven’t read Cal Newport’s book Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, I recommend it. A friend gave it to […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0004-115x115.jpg "Deep Work, Digital Detox, and the Year of the DOG")
Deep Work, Digital Detox, and the Year of the DOG
Posted on February 25, 2018 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 Deep Work If you haven’t read Cal Newport’s book Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, I recommend it. A friend gave it to […] -
![Email0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 The Man Behind the Gentleman My town library invited bestselling author Amor Towles to speak at its annual fundraiser and luncheon. He made a living in […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/amor-towles-gentleman-in-moscow-mr-115x115.jpg "On Music & Parental Advice – A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles, the Man Behind the Gentleman")
On Music & Parental Advice – A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles, the Man Behind the Gentleman
Posted on November 10, 2017 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 The Man Behind the Gentleman My town library invited bestselling author Amor Towles to speak at its annual fundraiser and luncheon. He made a living in […]