Autumn 2026

Image: Fra Angelico, The Beheading of Saints Cosmas and Damian, tempera on poplar panel, between 1425 and 1450 (The Louve, Paris).
Responses to the letters prompt, Is good work its own reward?
Best of Vol. I–IV

Image: H. D. Nichols, Chicago World’s Fair 1893, chromolithographs, between 1861 and 1897 (Boston Public Library, Massachusetts).

Response to the letters prompt, Is civility outdated?

Response to the letters prompt, Must art be political?

Response to the letters prompt, Should friends share your values?

Response to the letters prompt, Should we ever forget the past?

Response to the letters prompt, Should we tell children the truth?

Response to the letters prompt, Should you love your country?

Response to the letters prompt, Should the ivory tower endure?

Response to the letters prompt, Is it all about sex?

Response to the letters prompt, Should we still believe in progress?

Response to the letters prompt, Is the party over?

Response to the letters prompt, Is there anything left to conserve?