A Box of Books

On fighting over what's funny.

Feb 16 • Matthew Morgan

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A Half-Panicked Epiphany

Stockpiling literature in case of a digital apocalypse.

Feb 2 • Matthew Morgan

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January 2026

Talking Past Each Other

On the radioactive waste of toxic friendships.

Jan 19 • Matthew Morgan

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Lost in the Library

I plan therefore I am.

Jan 5 • Matthew Morgan

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December 2025

The Art of Understatement

A softly thrown punch that hits hard.

Dec 22, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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Scrooge Season

On winter pessimism, seasonal hope, and against-the-grain Christmas stories.

Dec 15, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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My Essay in 'Inner Life'

A trip to the beach inspires an examination of what we put at the centre of our lives.

Dec 9, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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November 2025

Notes on a Reading Life: What's Truth Got To Do With It?

“I don’t think the truth is some kind of polestar in the sky that we will one day get to. It’s more like an incessant striving.”

Nov 24, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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The Last Book You'll Ever Read

On dreaming of death beds, reading about book burning, and thinking your way out of thought.

Nov 10, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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October 2025

Notes on a Reading Life: The Only Way to Read a Book

“Begin at the beginning ... and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”

Oct 27, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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Haunted by Choice

"The Haunting of Hill House" isn't just ghosts and haunted houses and family trauma — it's also about being unable to choose a pen.

Oct 20, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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Getting Away With It

“When the spaceship lands, how do they communicate?”

Oct 13, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

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