The Recovering Academic

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Fiction, memoir, and poetry

Against Bliss

A poem

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Joshua Doležal
Mar 01, 2024
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My heartfelt thanks to all of you for helping me reach a new milestone: 2,000 readers! It’s not the number that matters so much as the community that we have built together. It is a privilege to write for you.

👋🏻 to all of my new readers! If you’re just joining

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, you can expect new interviews and essays on Tuesdays. Fridays are for discussion threads and original poetry. And I reserve about half of my content for paying subscribers.

Today I’m sharing a poem from one of my summers as a wilderness ranger in Idaho.

Against Bliss

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