Jurretta Heckscher
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Jurretta Heckscher
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Cultural historian & writer; ret. Early American Specialist, Main Reading Rm., Lib. of Congress. Orthodox Christian; politics follow Matt. 25:31-46. Lover of arts & natural world (N. America & Brit. Isles). Stop climate change, or little else will matter.
Oh, no.

From the Washington Post:
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Morning on North Carolina’s Outer Banks….
November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Was I the only one who read this headline and thought, “What?!? The music he wrote is glorious!”
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Thank God.
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Oh, great. We set out to destroy the hornets’ nest, but instead we just stirred it up. You reckless, self-important fool, Donald Trump.
June 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
A small book that manages to illuminate a remarkable swath of the American tapestry. I just donated a copy to my community library— because everyone should read it, especially right now. If you haven’t already? Then you should read it, too.

Happy Juneteenth, America.
June 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The bottomless cruelty of the Trump administration continues.
June 20, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This is a joke, right? Right?? Please tell me it’s a joke….
June 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In whatever language(s) you speak….
April 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
He folded. 😊
January 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Just deleted Google Maps from my apps.
January 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Oh, no!
September 9, 2024 at 9:07 PM
December 9, 2023 at 7:18 PM