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Vincent
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blogger, chronicler of my life from 1942
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never before published on Wayfarer's. With thanks to Brian Spaeth
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Seen rightly, the blog must be one of the great inventions for raising literature to a higher level. Apart from offering instant publication without middle-man intervention, it opens itself to inst…
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Amber
Writing is a medium for the preservation of thoughts. Within the preservative—a string of words— the thoughts are embedded or entangled, just as prehistoric insects are caught in amber. Even if we …
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rochereau.uk/2018/12/07/l... An extraordinary woman. This post is worth reading for the comments by Cindy and Ellie Clayton
The Book of Margery Kempe
Margery Kempe was a bloody-minded woman, living in a time when England was still Catholic. Bishops, priests and friars held worldly and spiritual power. bloody-minded: Chiefly Brit. Perverse, contr…
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The Tree of Life
First published on Blogger, Saturday March 17th,  2012 “If I can prevent just one person from watching this, it’ll have been worth suffering through it.” Thus begins a review of The Tree of Life by…
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November 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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How we got here, where we go next
I had pretty much done with A Wayfarer’s Notes, actually, didn’t feel loyalty to it any more, only a certain nostalgia, as when you pass a house where you once lived. You see it now owned by someon…
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November 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Cause of insanity
Update on December 13th 2020: You don’t hear the term “mental illness” these days. It’s called “mental health issues”, and embraces every kind of grief, depressi…
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November 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Life-illusion
My last ended with these words: We make ourselves blind to the fact that our lives are not actually ruled by reason. They are ruled by pursuing whatever makes us feel all right. We then apply reaso…
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November 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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November 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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join me in a strange journey through time and more
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November 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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a review of the autobiography of John Cowper Powys, 1872-1963https://rochereau.uk/2017/03/09/john-o-saturn-meets-women-from-earth/
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Fantasies
Recalling materials for a memoir is like being an archaeologist. Sometimes you have to make do with nothing but a handle, or a spout. From this you deduce and reconstruct the rest of the jug whose …
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October 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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The human condition
In the spring and summer of this year 2006 I opened all my senses, not just the usual five, to Nature. I’m searching here for an adequate word, but Nature will have to do. I exposed myself to the s…
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October 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Where the I touches the All
On Monday morning I passed through the alleyway that leads to the children’s playground at the back of our house. It’s my shortcut to everywhere. There are “No Dogs” signs but dogs can’t read and t…
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October 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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a glimpse of Eternity 15 years ago?https://rochereau.uk/2010/06/17/eternity/
September 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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back then ... rochereau.uk/2007/03/04/n...
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