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The Bel Esprit Project, co. est. 2020
"Either you had Bel Esprit or you did not have it."
- Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
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JANUARY 2026
ISSUE 61
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Soccer is My (insert adjective here) Place
This piece was originally published in The Equalizer in March 2019. I'm republishing here in honor of the 4th anniversary of my...


"One Essay a Night...
"One essay a night... From various fields: archaeology, zoology, biology, all the great philosophers of time, comparing them. Read the...


Window Pain
If the eyes are the windows to our soul Then I want to know your pane I want to gaze through your glass Be the one who you let in And who...


Where Am I? Consumerism, High Fantasy, and Longing for Reciprocity with the Earth
It has been 507 days since I last set foot in my office on the university campus where I work. Even saying it out loud, I find it hard to...


Sitting and Watching
I flew in Sat still Ate a little Content Perched up high I catch an eye Minding my own business With little care How I love to fly So...


Verity, A Better Ending
I read the book Verity by Colleen Hoover. Good book, terrible ending...so I wrote my own. I guess there are a few spoilers so I suggest...


Take me out of my own limited, chosen world...
July 2021: Observe, Take Notes and the Bus The Inspiration: "Take notes regularly. This will sharpen both your powers of observation and...


"Think Mischief"
June 2021: Artist Dates The Inspiration: “The Artist Date is a once-weekly, festive, solo expedition to explore something that interests...


Dream-State
Let’s talk you And me To get to us I need you I love you But can only tell you When I dream about you. That’s the only place you meet me...
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