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Observations from . . . January 2026

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A summary of the January posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter.

January 28, 2026
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Each week I look forward to more of MORE TO COME ― David Brown's "Letter to the World" ― and each week I marvel once again at the range and depth of his cultural interests and am grateful for his knowledge, his insight ― and his humanity.

George Farr, Director (Retired), Division of Preservation and Access, National Endowment for the Humanities

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Observations from . . . January 2026

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A summary of the January posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter.

January 28, 2026
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Times that try men’s souls

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The work will remain the work. To heal old wounds. To not make new ones.

January 27, 2026
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Read when you’re happy, when you’re anxious, and in the moments in between

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Ways to get closer to books.

January 26, 2026
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Monday Musings, Recommended Readings

A jewel of a novel

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The first Elizabeth George novel was the treasure I uncovered on a recent visit to The Lantern Bookshop.

January 23, 2026
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Reading Dangerously (AKA Murder Mysteries), Recommended Readings

Stories and myths

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We need better stories

January 21, 2026
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The Times We Live In, Weekly Reader

America remains a work-in-progress

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America is an idea founded on ideals of equality and freedom. Democracy always requires our work.

January 19, 2026
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The Times They Are A-Changin’

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Music of hope and resistance for the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend.

January 17, 2026
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From the bookshelf: December 2025

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Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from December 2025.

January 14, 2026
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More to Consider

"To live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”

Howard Zinn
MORE TO COME... Observations, recollections, and occasional bursts of radical common sense from David J. Brown

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Author Q&As | Recent Conversations with writers

December 1, 2025

Nativity stories that provoke, encourage, and perhaps even inspire

Talking with Amy-Jill Levine about what foreshadows the familiar nativity stories of Advent.

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November 7, 2025

Pull up a chair and let’s talk

Summarizing 20 conversations with authors about writing, truth, the past, the present, and life's lessons.

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November 5, 2025

A wild dream, an old Victorian, and a few grapevines from a kind neighbor

Rich Moran chats with me about his memoir of how an old house and a vineyard changed his life.

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October 20, 2025

Observing history through a wider lens

European military historian Jeremy Black, MBE answers my questions about his new work, "The Civil War."

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September 22, 2025

A love letter to small towns

Q&A with Robyn Ryle about her new novel of linked stories on living in community in small towns.

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August 11, 2025

Talking murder mysteries with Anna Scotti

My conversation with Anna Scotti about her latest mystery "It's Not Even Past."

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August 4, 2025

A history of the City of Light

Q&A with Jeremy Black, MBE, on his recent book "Paris: A Short History."

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April 9, 2025

Challenging a narrative of rupture between past and present

A conversation with the editors of a new book on the writings and work of Gustavo Giovannoni.

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Lanterns at Bulguksa Temple
Lanterns holding prayers from the faithful, hanging from the ceiling of a walkway at the Buddhist Bulguksa Temple near Gyeong Ju, South Korea

Recommended Readings | Recent Reviews and commentary on works that will help you laugh, think, or cry

January 26, 2026

Read when you’re happy, when you’re anxious, and in the moments in ...

Ways to get closer to books.

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January 23, 2026

A jewel of a novel

The first Elizabeth George novel was the treasure I uncovered on a recent visit to The Lantern Bookshop.

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January 14, 2026

From the bookshelf: December 2025

Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from December 2025.

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January 12, 2026

Oh, the places we’ve seen!

In 2025 we were certainly "off to great places." Here's a recap, with a hat tip to a children's...

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Taking time to travel to World Heritage Sites such as Cambodia's Angkor Wat

What's Next | Recent Posts Looking ahead to the next third of life

January 12, 2026

Oh, the places we’ve seen!

In 2025 we were certainly "off to great places." Here's a recap, with a hat tip to a children's...

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January 1, 2026

The beginning of awe is wonder. The beginning of wisdom is awe.

Rules for the road of life help us see how we want to live.

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December 18, 2025

How is it to live with eternity at your door?

The antidote to the loss of life is more life.

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May 21, 2025

Gaps make life interesting

A recent photo session gave me the opportunity to accept that I'm not perfect. Who knew (he says TIC)?

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Brown family (credit: John Thorne)
This remains one of my favorite photos of The Browns - Together in December 2018 and looking forward to the year of my retirement! (photo credit: John Thorne)

Family | Recent thoughts and updates about those closest to me. If this isn't nice, what is?

January 12, 2026

Oh, the places we’ve seen!

In 2025 we were certainly "off to great places." Here's a recap, with a hat tip to a children's...

by DJB
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January 1, 2026

The beginning of awe is wonder. The beginning of wisdom is awe.

Rules for the road of life help us see how we want to live.

by DJB
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December 29, 2025

Readers’ choice: The best of the 2025 MTC newsletter

Presenting the top MTC posts for 2025, based on reader views.

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November 24, 2025

Our Year in Photos — 2025

Photos from another year around the sun full of growth, travel, family, friends, and love.

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October 11, 2025

I love Paris in the fall

Views from our recent twelve days in Paris.

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October 4, 2025

Life in song

A moving and meaningful production of "Ariodante" at the Palais Garnier in Paris.

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September 6, 2025

Fall 2025

Andrew Bearden Brown returns to the concert stage this fall in New England, California, Florida, and DC.

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Lone Cypress
July 5, 2025

What constitutes a good life?

Thoughts on the good life on what would have been my father's 100th birthday.

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Mohonk Mountain House (Credit: Claire Holsey Brown)

Best of... | Recent Compilations and collections

January 28, 2026

Observations from . . . January 2026

A summary of the January posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter.

by DJB
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January 14, 2026

From the bookshelf: December 2025

Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from December 2025.

by DJB
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January 1, 2026

The beginning of awe is wonder. The beginning of wisdom is awe.

Rules for the road of life help us see how we want to live.

by DJB
Comments 9
December 31, 2025

Observations from . . . December 2025

A summary of the December posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter.

by DJB
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Play more music

Saturday Soundtrack | Recent Appreciations for Musicians who have caught my ear

January 17, 2026

The Times They Are A-Changin’

Music of hope and resistance for the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend.

by DJB
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January 10, 2026

A moment like this

Where cynics see brokenness and authoritarians claim the spoils, true leaders see great opportunities

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December 27, 2025

The Turning Year

I wish you “the power to know just what to keep and what let go.”

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December 20, 2025

Celebrating the female voice and the Christmas season

Ensemble Altera has just released a marvelous new album for Christmas.

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Rest in Peace | Recent Posts Celebrating Lives Well Lived

December 18, 2025

How is it to live with eternity at your door?

The antidote to the loss of life is more life.

by DJB
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September 27, 2025

Richard Moe: A personal appreciation

Richard Moe, who passed away on September 15th, had a generous and expansive spirit.

by DJB
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Lone Cypress
July 5, 2025

What constitutes a good life?

Thoughts on the good life on what would have been my father's 100th birthday.

by DJB
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May 31, 2025

Life is finite . . . love is not

"And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make."

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March 17, 2025

My personal spring training

Reading "The Baseball 100." Watching "Bull Durham." Remembering John Feinstein.

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February 22, 2025

What seems impossible can be possible

Bishop John Thomas Walker was a man of wisdom, courage, and grace.

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January 17, 2025

Rest in Peace, Mr. Baseball

Ueck's humor and self-deprecating style earned him fame and affection beyond his .200 batting average.

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December 29, 2024

Remembering Jimmy Carter (Updated)

President Jimmy Carter, Rest in Peace

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Giverny

About "More to Come..."

70 lessons from 70 years

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A birthday list of 70 things I've learned in my (now) 70 years of life.

March 4, 2025
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Writer's Block

Letter to the world

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Where I discuss "why" this newsletter exists.

November 6, 2023
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Bashing into joy

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Owning a decision that's been four years in the making.

May 29, 2023
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1500 and counting

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My 1500th post on More to Come...

February 7, 2023
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About DJB and MORE TO COME…

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Welcome! Learn how DJB's newsletter has evolved from random thoughts to... more organized random thoughts.

April 10, 2019
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Speaking at the Ryman

I hate to say goodbye, so I’ll just say so long

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A farewell message I wrote to my colleagues after 22 years at the National Trust.

March 25, 2019
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Traveling through a Norwegian fiord

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