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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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A Doctor Dies, Comes Back A Healer: Rana Awdish's "In Shock"
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A Summer Poem
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Jul 8
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Joshua Doležal
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A Summer Poem
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Demystifying The Objective Correlative
Most of my content in 2025 is free, but I appreciate the support of readers who make my craft series possible.
Jul 1
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Joshua Doležal
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June 2025
Parenting In Times Of War
The following is a new chapter from a memoir in progress.
Jun 24
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Joshua Doležal
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Parenting In Times Of War
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The Things Not Named — With Mark Slouka
Why precision and soul are the heart of literary craft
Jun 17
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Joshua Doležal
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Mark Slouka
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Hawthorne Was Right To Fear The Clinical Gaze
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Jun 10
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Joshua Doležal
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Hawthorne Was Right To Fear The Clinical Gaze
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Does Concision Matter Anymore?
I’ve noticed a paradox in our digitally-addled age.
Jun 3
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Joshua Doležal
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Does Concision Matter Anymore?
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May 2025
The Kids Are Fighting. What Should Daddy Do?
The following is a new chapter from a memoir in progress.
May 27
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Joshua Doležal
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The Kids Are Fighting. What Should Daddy Do?
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The Things Not Named — With Anne Trubek
Joshua Doležal: Welcome back to The Recovering Academic Podcast.
May 20
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Joshua Doležal
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What Is Lyricism? Part Two.
If lyricism is defined in part by musical language, its other essential attribute is resonance.
May 13
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Joshua Doležal
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What Is Lyricism? Part Two.
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AI and Thou
Earlier this week I read a plaintive post by a doctor who had found herself on the other side of the equation as a patient.
May 6
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Joshua Doležal
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AI and Thou
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April 2025
What Is Lyricism? Part One.
One of the unexpected delights of this spring has been building a bespoke syllabus in the art of the personal essay.
Apr 29
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Joshua Doležal
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What Is Lyricism? Part One.
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