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Shakespeare on Addiction: Sonnet 129

By on September 15, 2012 in literature

Something interesting happens every time I teach Shakespeare’s Sonnet 129. I’m reasonably certain the term “sex addiction” didn’t exist in his day – and neither did 12 step groups for it, with Elizabethans turning up in their flamboyant garb – but that doesn’t mean that the problem, and its attendant degradations, didn’t exist. Just ask Shakespeare [...]

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Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right, Part 1

By on August 18, 2012 in My life

Back in the mid-1990s, a very popular dating manual for women was published. It was called The Rules and was subtitled, Time-tested rules for capturing the heart of Mr. Right. I didn’t buy the book – honestly – but on a 1996 road trip to New York City, a friend read it in the car. [...]

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