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Waiting For Charlemagne

Waiting. Thinking. Sometimes Writing

Author: William Julius Allen

I must be confident. Civilization will return. Yes, with its warts, civilization will return.

Queen Anne in a Cheap Bar

July 20, 2021 William Julius Allen

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Old Books

July 19, 2021 William Julius Allen

The best books are old books.

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Sorry For All the Ties

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 William Julius Allen

Daddy, I hope you are somewhere. I've never known for sure. I hope you are somewhere so that I can wish you a happy father's day. Happy Father's Day. Long time. You are 116 years old. You have been a father for 82 years. Don't worry. One day we will all grow up and make… Continue reading Sorry For All the Ties →

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Wall

June 21, 2021 William Julius Allen

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Anger and Envy

June 21, 2021 William Julius Allen

Anger. Envy. Need to write those down.

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2046

June 18, 2021July 19, 2021 William Julius Allen

All memories are traces of tears 2046, Wan Kar Wai

Posted in WordTagged Wan Kar Wai

Lacecap

June 9, 2021 William Julius Allen

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Teaching

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 William Julius Allen

Marina Abramović “For the first three months, I place each student at a table with a thousand pieces of white paper and a trash can underneath. Every day they have to sit at the table for several hours and write ideas. They put the ideas they like on the right side of the table; the… Continue reading Teaching →

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LP

May 17, 2021 William Julius Allen

Mrs. Burris died and my mother was born.

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IRS Guidance in Plain English

May 4, 2021 William Julius Allen

The US IRS website, repository of guidance for taxpayers, has a section called IRS Guidance in Plain English. I copied a paragraph and submitted it to a site that analyzes writing and gives results in various forms of difficulty or grade level. Not surprisingly, the passage that I submitted was deemed "difficult" and/or "college level."… Continue reading IRS Guidance in Plain English →

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