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Toy letter blocks

The letter A

Shame spiraling began in kindergarten

byJeff Steen
March 25, 2023
Sunrise

Hemingway wrote

Hemingway and Faulkner wrote and wrote

byJeff Steen
March 18, 2023
Aerial view of an orchestra

A moment before the symphony

There was a xylophonist that I saw and saw, 25 years too young

byJeff Steen
March 12, 2023
Office cubicles

Why the 4-day work week is unrealistic for modern America

A recent UK study on truncated work week hours is promising — but maybe not for

byJeff Steen
March 4, 2023

Jeff Steen

28 posts
Toy letter blocks
  • Essay
  • Reflection
March 25, 2023

The letter A

Shame spiraling began in kindergarten

byJeff Steen
Sunrise
  • Essay
  • Reflection
March 18, 2023

Hemingway wrote

Hemingway and Faulkner wrote and wrote

byJeff Steen
Aerial view of an orchestra
  • Story
March 12, 2023

A moment before the symphony

There was a xylophonist that I saw and saw, 25 years too young

byJeff Steen
Office cubicles
  • Essay
  • Reflection
March 4, 2023

Why the 4-day work week is unrealistic for modern America

A recent UK study on truncated work week hours is promising — but maybe not for

byJeff Steen
The tide at dawn
  • Essay
  • Reflection
February 25, 2023

Drowned in the tide: Johann Hari and the fall of creative writing

Volume, not integrity, has seemingly become the golden standard for effective

byJeff Steen
University library
  • Poetry
February 18, 2023

Beyond the inevitable grave

A wide-eyed poet finds his course

byJeff Steen
Reading Rushdie in bed - Photo by Buse Doa
  • Essay
  • Reflection
February 11, 2023

In bed with Salman Rushdie

How do you find inspiration in an author so far outside your reach?

byJeff Steen
On the streets — Harrison Haines
  • Poetry
January 21, 2023

Savior of us all

He shuffled cards on cardboard, pulled out kings over sixes

byJeff Steen
French castle
  • Story
December 31, 2022

Two Ignorant American Historians Eat Dinner in a French Castle

But, really, restaurants in castles — a brilliant strategic idea

byJeff Steen
Grocery store aisle
  • Poetry
December 26, 2022

I’m tired

Of waiting more, and then some more

byJeff Steen
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