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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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What Came First
I pick the skin around my nail. It occurs to me that I’m killing myself in a way my teeth and mind launch an attack on the unsuspecting...


The Man Who Could Stop Time
That man can stop time. I’ve heard about him. Well there he is. How do you know he’s the one? He told me. Did he show you? No, he doesn’t...


"..horrible repository of doggerel verse..."
April 2021: Memorize something. The Inspiration: “When I was a little kid, first thing I memorized were really long poems by A. A. Milne....


Part IV: The Impeccable Solve Rate of Dick and Bitch
(Click to read from the beginning of part I) Refresher from last month: Benson slid an evidence bag across the table at us. “Found this...


Read it.
March 2021: Tackle a big one. The Reason: "Be honest, frank and fearless and get some grasp of the real values of life...Read some...


'The Wind Shows Us How Close to the Edge We Are': My Month With Joan Didion
More than most things and just as much as everything else, this piece is about snakes and hostile Indians. “The wind shows us how close...


What Am I? Wearable Tech and the Human Question
Bzz bzz, you have a new email. Bzz bzz, your stress level has increased since you started reading those Facebook comments. Here are some...


Attachment
I grasp the black screen, Just to check in with, All the important things in The world. My focus narrows as I Lose myself in the...


The Death of Steve
Obituary: Steve the Piano Teacher Died circa 2006 But that's an estimate, no one seems to remember for sure. Steve gave my brothers and I...
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