Dead Languages, & Other Tragedies

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on the death of one parent and the premature grieving of another
a milestone year
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the floralia, or: flora, mother of flowers
excerpts from ovid's fasti, book five
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on spring, depression spirals, and the gloop
and another catullus translation
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the mass deletion event: my fandom purge
existing online in the era of the content machine
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the panthers controversy, or: the abbreviated life and chaos of marcus caelius rufus
the tldr: he served cunt
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the ides of march
and a serious & silly roman q&a
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WHAT IS THE POINT OF LUKEWARM LOVE?
IF I AM NOT DROWNING IN IT I HAVE NO DESIRE FOR IT
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january reading wrap-up
the horrors persist, but so does my tbr
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the winter blues
a meditation on sadness
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Dead Languages, & Other Tragedies
Dead Languages, & Other Tragedies
Essays on Roman history, Latin literature, and personal grief.

Dead Languages, & Other Tragedies

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