Intellectual Journal - essays, stories, reflections
Sam Kahn writes the Substack Castalia.
I write about the Great Books, classic literature, and the contemporary publishing world.
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Honest, raw reflections on everything from mortality to sobriety to love to fear to family dysfunction and everything in between...with an added dash of hope.
Essays about literature, politics, culture and writing delivered 1-3 times per week. Beware: I belong to no tribe. I think for myself so you don't have to. You may disagree with me, but you'll respect me.
Rebuilding a life and a writing practice after leaving academe.