Walker Larson

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Walker Larson
Walker Larson holds a BA in writing and an MA in English literature. Prior to becoming a writer, he taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin. He is the author of two novels, Hologram and Song of Spheres. When not working on his acreage or spending time with family and friends, he blogs about literature and education on his Substack, The Hazelnut.

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Purposeless Masculinity in Beryl Bainbridge’s ‘The Birthday Boys’1
- Featured, History, Literature
- October 2, 2024
In the face of certain death, does being civilized matter? All the narrators of Beryl Bainbridge’s 1991 historical novel The Birthday Boys die. And still, knowing their deaths loom, they carry on with birthdays, religious practices, and virtues like loyalty and courage. Heavily based on real life diaries and letters, this novel is a hybrid
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A Delicate Balance: What to Make of the Link Between Falling Bat Populations and Rising Infant Mortality 3
- Featured, MomThink, Science
- September 30, 2024
A fascinating study recently published in Science found that human lives may depend on the fate of bats. Not directly, of course. Rather, it’s the bat’s unique role in the ecosystems they inhabit that’s important for us. As a result, the decline of bat populations endangers human populations in an unexpected manner. The link between
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Film Review: ‘Am I Racist?’0
- Entertainment, Featured
- September 26, 2024
Matt Walsh has firmly established himself as a professional troll. I don’t use the term in a derogatory way. In many cases, his stunts bring needed attention to cultural and political issues, and he has a talent for reminding us just how absurd (and dangerous) certain contemporary trends really are. Writing faux LGBT children’s books,
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The Key Ingredient We’re Missing: Integration 1
- Culture, Featured
- September 25, 2024
The same thing that makes for a beautiful piece of music makes for a healthy society: harmony. In a beautiful musical composition (such as the alt-folk album Appaloosa Bones that I’m listening to as I write), the notes of each chord harmonize with one another, as do the notes of the melody, and a unifying
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