A man does tire
of being
cold.
He nears the fire.
But being
told,
he lets expire
the Being
Bold.
—Matthew T. Warnez
Books for Christmas—2025
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Walker Percy’s Pilgrimage
People can get used to most anything. Even the abyss may be rendered tolerable—or, for that matter,…