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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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Sunday’s Visitor
[Author’s Note: For the 4th installment of my who/what/where/when/why series, I want to mix things up a bit. I was inspired to push my...


Jump In
The pool is cold. I look down from the high dive, Arms shivering, or, Maybe trembling. It’s hard to distinguish between Cold feet and...


Plunder or Blunder?
Before I start, I won’t pretend to be a good writer. I personally don’t care too much about grammar. For me, writers can do whatever they...


One Street on One Day Twenty Years Ago
- Emily Menges "And it’s really an amazing journey everybody’s been on. One common thread of course is Tree Street and the relationships...


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...
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