Sublime Prosaic
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- Sep 27, 2026
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- Jul 4, 2026
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Esoterica: Libra Season (II) (opens the original)
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In September, 2023, I wrote about the fascinating (well, to me anyway) wood of the lignum vitae. One of the individuals I followed on Linkedin in connection with my research for that article was Bob Shortridge, President of Lignum Vitae North America (a company based in Powhattan, Virginia that offers maritime seals, stave bearings, and stern tubes, among other things that probably run the modern-ish world).<div class="captioned-im
The Sporting Life: Golf Off-Peak (opens the original)
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Sublime Prosaic is now in its third year. The intention is that it will last as long as the internet does, or until morale improves. This installment sees the return of my sports and leisure beat, The Sporting Life. We have come to golf until the lights go out. <sourc
The Nude Washington (opens the original)
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For no reason in particular, I’ve been thinking about America’s grand tradition of embarrassing national moments. An essay about Horatio Greenough’s 1840 nude statue of George Washington, the first art piece ever commissioned by our Federal government, has languished in my drafts folder, out of sight (like the titular statue itself), since I started Sublime Prosaic in 2023. Finally, it’s here. Free at last, free at last…It will henceforth be your problem. For this I apolog
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