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The Sound of the Midnight Train: Reflections on Melancholy, Memory, and Growing Older

August 13, 2026

Melancholy. What a strange word. It can mean longing, reflection, sadness, the memory of times past. In living my life, it is not a word I have given much thought. Yet here I am, in the midst of what I suppose would be called melancholy. There is a train passing somewhere in the darkness, and […]

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