Culture Notes
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A reflection on Small Things Like These and the violence of looking away Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These is a quiet book. Short, restrained, almost deliberately modest. A man going about his work. A town moving through winter. A truth that has existed in plain sight for years. There are no speeches, no dramatic…
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Longing doesn’t get taken seriously. It’s often treated like a weakness. Like nostalgia. Like something indulgent you’re supposed to grow out of once you learn how the world really works. We’re told to be realistic. To manage expectations. To accept things as they are. Wanting more — especially wanting connection, tenderness, or meaning — is…
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