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I am an elder now on the brink of everything. I'm interested in how to change the world without losing your soul - how to grow your soul without ignoring the world. "Old men ought to be explorers." T S Eliot

Newsletter · By Ric Hudgens · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    The end of the world as we know it (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    I’ve had a dramatic uptick in subscribers this month. Welcome here. This essay is one way to introduce myself beyond the post that brought you here. The original draft is about ten years old. I haven’t updated it very much (and I should). I’m always trying to live more deeply into these things.I hope you stick around. We need each other in these times. Stay strong.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IQcQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:st

  2. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    Two Cups (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="800" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4Wxq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F64b99a7b-346c-45e5-a4b7-192180183830_533x80

  3. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    A World Beyond the Ordinary (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="585" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!buG1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe4e87e69-c3ca-47cb-b374-8d47f62d29b1_1024x585.web

  4. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    All That Separates (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1224" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WA2x!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce13fac0-753a-455d-ae90-b93f918201f1_900x1224.png

  5. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    The Shape of This Air (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="379" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D1_Y!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0191762-bc6b-439a-a0e7-199a0969138f_638x379.jpeg"

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