A Perennial Digression has had a productive month of comeback. First and foremost, a hearty thanks to everyone who has signed up to be a paid subscriber to the dispatch: you have vaulted APD to the status of a Substack bestseller, which I never would have guessed possible. Second, if you head over to the About page, you’ll notice that the dispatch has something of a mission statement now, or a description of an ethos, at least. If you’re new, welcome, and go look there for clarity if it’s all a bit too meandering to keep up with. And, if you’re a new or free subscriber, and you have the means and the interest, please do consider supporting the dispatch: the calculus is, basically, that the money provides some relief to my small family, which in turn justifies more time trying to do, well, whatever it is we do here.
In May, the following were published, if anyone needs a refresher, missed something, or would like to revisit:
“Diaspora”
In June, July, and August, look for probably two further installments in the “Wayfarers” series, some articles on cosmology and spiritual ecology (a summertime favorite at APD), a few primers (or Guides for the Perplexed) on biblical studies and classics, some more in-depth treatment of texts, et cetera. With the caveat that, as always, digression is a fundamental condition of this epistolary effort and hopefully ever shall be.
There may also be a thread forthcoming sometime soon for some form of online language learning. I need to think through some logistics around how it would work, but I’m considering offering a Fall session of Latin and/or Greek online for interested parties. There would have to be sufficient interest, I would have to charge for my time, you would have to buy your textbook, evaluate if you have the time to do it, and in the aftermath, I have no accredited certificate or degree to confer through any institution. But, studying either language with me would come with perks: I’m graduate-trained in both, and teaching them professionally is my day job at the k-12 level; an unaccredited environment is one that can potentially serve a lot of learners with different learning needs; and we can make use of a free platform like Google Classroom where I can upload ample materials for practice, use, and consultation on one’s free time. If this kind of thing interests you, let me know ahead of time in the comments below.
Another hearty round of thanks for welcoming APD back from the Hadean steppe, hopefully much more in the vein of Asklepios than Eurydice.
Valeatis,
I. Tweed
Also interested in learning Greek.
JYJ
I am interested in learning Greek.