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Growing Old in the Anthropocene

Growing Old in the Anthropocene

In these dispatches from somewhere near the end of the world, Gavin Paul clutches at the threads of the past and squints into futures unreadable.

2025

Stories

Pinned

Gavin Paul

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Jul 6, 2025

The Boy at the Lake

The Boy at the Lake

In

The Adventures of Spenser Oakheart, World's Greatest Untenured Professor

by

Gavin Paul

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May 21, 2025

The Palpitating

Spenser floating down the aisles of the local pharmacy, trying to hold steady the list in his mind. Toothbrush. Floss. Deodorant, sure…

The Palpitating

In

Human Parts

by

Gavin Paul

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Nov 28, 2023

Savage with Loveliness: What I Will Tell My Daughter About Reading Cormac McCarthy

Savage with Loveliness: What I Will Tell My Daughter About Reading Cormac McCarthy

In

The Adventures of Spenser Oakheart, World's Greatest Untenured Professor

by

Gavin Paul

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Sep 23, 2023

The Decanting

The Decanting

In

Human Parts

by

Gavin Paul

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Sep 7, 2023

What the Crows Bring

Do they think about you?

What the Crows Bring

Gavin Paul

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Dec 31, 2022

The Most Important Sentence I Read This Year

Four words. That’s all it is. Four words, four syllables. I came across it late in my year of reading. Cormac McCarthy’s The Passenger was…

The Most Important Sentence I Read This Year

Gavin Paul

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Dec 13, 2022

The Execution

Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Altered by the author.

The Execution

In

The Adventures of Spenser Oakheart, World's Greatest Untenured Professor

by

Gavin Paul

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Aug 30, 2022

The Gnawing

These are the dark days of summer.

The Gnawing

In

Human Parts

by

Gavin Paul

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Aug 21, 2021

The Corpse, the Ax, and the Ungloved Hand

On the Enduring Pleasures of Sad Stories

The Corpse, the Ax, and the Ungloved Hand

Gavin Paul

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Jul 15, 2021

The Hammers and the Ribbon

It’s strange how much of your life hides in plain sight. The typewriter has been sitting on the shelf in our living room for years now, on…

The Hammers and the Ribbon

Gavin Paul

Gavin Paul

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English Professor. Author of "Growing Old in the Anthropocene,” a collection of personal essays. amazon.com/author/gavinpaul

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