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Category Archives: Vanity
Narcissists—Where Would We Be Without Them?
A friend of mine suggested that I read
My poems at the open mike, along
With all the other wannabes that seem
Unable to persuade the myriad throng Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Vanity
Ph.D Oral Exam—1957
Nothing so challenges serenity
As the prospect of an oral exam.
Our academic life’s amenities
Shrink before that specter. And, as I crammed Continue reading