The Luminist
Sue DeagleA weekly column on noticing reality, rather than the stories our minds and culture like to spin.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 196 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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#191: Family lexicon.
I look over my growing list, pleased with myself:
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Punch it, Bishop!
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There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza
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Is this the place we hate?
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Zazzo!
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Bye bye, camera
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I’ve been working on the railroad
I add more non...
#190: Farewell to World Cup 2026.
“Back at it again, in the land of your origin!”
I was sitting on a bench, sunlight dappling my khaki hiking pants. My gaze oscillated between the 900-year-old majesty of Trondheim’s Nidaros Cathedral and the glassy gadget in the palm of my...
#189: Reclaiming my American-ness.
A note from Sue’s editor: I know many of our subscribers prefer to read rather than listen, and power to you! But this is another one of those posts where so much emotion and truth comes through in Sue’s voiceover. If you’re interested in l...
#188: The aerial view.
As we taxied down the tarmac all I could see from seat 7D were pine trees, thick as weeds.
Then the plane’s wheels gave the blacktop their goodbye kiss and we climbed, leaving Trondheim behind. My view of the pines went from a line-of-sigh...
#187: Alone but not alone.
Maybe it started the morning of Day 8 at the Thon Hotel breakfast buffet.
After what I’m now labeling my ‘Three Peaks’ Day, I’d slept like a freshman home from college, waking to an alarm set for 8:45. Not bothering to pack up yet, I arriv...
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