I wish my readers a happy Thanksgiving, though it will be slightly belated when this newsletter appears. Unfortunately, however, the mood of Americans in general seems to be distinctly thankless. The mood of the country is sour, pessimistic—the word that comes to mind is “peevish.” To me, that word expresses the defiant attitude, “I’m unhappy, and you can’t make me happy.” In Dylan Thomas’s play for voices
November 24, 2023
November 24, 2023
November 24, 2023
I wish my readers a happy Thanksgiving, though it will be slightly belated when this newsletter appears. Unfortunately, however, the mood of Americans in general seems to be distinctly thankless. The mood of the country is sour, pessimistic—the word that comes to mind is “peevish.” To me, that word expresses the defiant attitude, “I’m unhappy, and you can’t make me happy.” In Dylan Thomas’s play for voices