Volumes.

On Imaginary Friends

And how I met Calvin and Hobbes.

Jul 5 • Matthew Morgan

19

10

4

June 2026

Calvin and Hobbes and the Price of Integrity

How Bill Watterson Stuck to His Guns — and Vanished

Published on The Republic of Letters • Jun 12

The Story So Far...

... and where we're going next.

Jun 8 • Matthew Morgan

33

11

5

May 2026

There's More To Life Than Books

On Anatole Broyard and the Limits of Literature

Published on The Republic of Letters • May 2

April 2026

On Burnout

When your body finally tells you, "Enough."

Apr 1 • Matthew Morgan

9

10

1

March 2026

Mood Reading

Why do some books impress the intellect but fail to stir the soul? And does Sylvia Plath understand how paragraphs work?

Mar 2 • Matthew Morgan

17

3

2

February 2026

A Box of Books

On fighting over what's funny.

Feb 16 • Matthew Morgan

14

13

3

A Half-Panicked Epiphany

Stockpiling literature in case of a digital apocalypse.

Feb 2 • Matthew Morgan

12

3

3

January 2026

Talking Past Each Other

On the radioactive waste of toxic friendships.

Jan 19 • Matthew Morgan

15

3

2

Lost in the Library

I plan therefore I am.

Jan 5 • Matthew Morgan

18

10

6

December 2025

The Art of Understatement

A softly thrown punch that hits hard.

Dec 22, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

13

3

2

Scrooge Season

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

Dec 15, 2025 • Matthew Morgan

9

3

2