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The Long Walk Home From Hadestown
The following is a new chapter from a memoir in progress.
Sep 30
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Joshua Doležal
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Can You Tell Your Kids Which Charlie Kirk News Is Fake?
The Kentucky Library Association recently invited me to give a talk at their annual conference in Louisville, which meets next week.
Sep 23
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Joshua Doležal
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AI Sucks at Editing Podcasts
The manual method still beats the bot
Sep 16
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Joshua Doležal
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The Things Not Named — With River Selby
Notes from Hotshot: A Life on Fire
Sep 9
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Joshua Doležal
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Pesto Beats Progress
Back in April, when I was doing a little garden prep, I listened to an audio version of This Side of Paradise to distract me from the weeds.
Sep 2
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Joshua Doležal
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August 2025
Walking Off The Grid
The following is a new chapter from a memoir in progress.
Aug 26
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Joshua Doležal
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The Things Not Named — With Eleanor Anstruther
Why you're never cleverer than your reader
Aug 19
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Joshua Doležal
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Eleanor Anstruther
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How Signposting Turns Confusion Into Curiosity
Most of my content in 2025 is free, but I appreciate the support of readers who make my writing life possible.
Aug 12
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Joshua Doležal
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Man Plans, But God Laughs: My WIP 6 Months In
Most of my content in 2025 is free, but I appreciate the support of readers who make my writing life possible.
Aug 5
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Joshua Doležal
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July 2025
Chasing The Fading Language Of Place
The following is a new chapter from a memoir in progress.
Jul 29
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Joshua Doležal
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The Ultimate College Essay Checklist
WHY THIS CHECKLIST MATTERS
Jul 22
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Joshua Doležal
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A Doctor Dies, Comes Back A Healer: Rana Awdish's "In Shock"
I’ve been reading medical memoirs since 2001, and I’ve come to expect a certain narrative arc.
Jul 15
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Joshua Doležal
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