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How & Why We Read

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Mr. Benton

Posted in Instructive | Tagged authorial intent, literature, reading

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Word of the Day

raffish
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 20, 2026 is: raffish • \RAF-ish\ • adjective Raffish describes people and things that show a careless but usually attractive unconventionality. // She didn't expect to like him but his raffish charm quickly won her over. See the entry > Examples: "Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman […]

Quote of the Day

Dr. Seuss
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

Poem of the Day

Elvira Hernández, translated by Thomas Rothe: “Cross-Armed”

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