Essays / Random Wanderings of Mind and Body (formerly Lost Essays)

Joan Didion and suspension of time 29.01.2026 2:50 ↓

The magic of #joandidion #prose and the suspension of time and the wonders of words.

Does the author Larry McMurtry Suck? 03.01.2026 6:30 ↓

What do you think of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author?

Ben Franklin's "The Art of Procuring Pleasant Dreams" 01.01.2024 2:56 ↓

Let Ben encourage good sleep.

C.L. Sonnichsen "From Hopalong to Hud - Thoughts on Western Fiction" 26.07.2023 4:03 ↓

Where have all the cowboys gone? - Explore two centuries of the American Cowboy with C.L. Sonnichsen in his essay investigating the character of the American Icon.

Lost Essays - D.S. Savage's criticism of Ernest Hemingway 24.02.2023 3:52 ↓

Find out what D.S. Savage thought about Hemingway in his 1950 collection of criticism - The Withered Branch  

Lost Essays - "Every Man's Natural Desire" - Samuel McChord Crothers 16.02.2023 4:41 ↓

Revisit Crothers' essay exploring the difficulty of becoming a unique person in a society that limits the individual's interest. 

Arnold Bennett "Translating Literature" 07.02.2023 2:28 ↓

What is the objective of reading unless something definite comes of it?

Is the American Southwest Edward Abbey's land? Lawrence Clark Powell might disagree. 16.11.2022 3:41 ↓

Is the American Southwest Edward Abbey's land? Lawrence Clark Powell might disagree with his extensive study of those who embraced the area decades and centuries before Abbey. 

Ayn Rand - How does one lead a rational life in an irrational society? 09.11.2022 4:13 ↓

Let's get judgemental here. 

A love letter to Joan Didion - Episode 14 05.10.2022 3:17 ↓

Joan Didion is a complex writer who created easily readable text. If you enjoy essays and period pieces check out her writing. 

Daniel Defoe's - "The Instability of Human Glory" 21.08.2022 3:38 ↓

Daniel Defoe's -  "The Instability of Human Glory". A lesser known essay from the guy that wrote Robinson Crusoe. Enjoy 

Christopher Morley's "What Men Live By" - A Lost Essay 09.06.2022 3:35 ↓

A timeless examination of how to be heard. 

Francis Bacon's "Of Riches" Episode Eleven 13.05.2022 5:04 ↓

Sir Francis Bacon's thoughts about wealth. 

Woodrow Wilson's "A New Freedom" episode ten 27.04.2022 8:53 ↓

Let's see what Woodrow Wilson plans to do about the hustle and bustle of 1912.

Theodore Roosevelt's "The Strenuous Life" - Episode Nine 20.04.2022 6:01 ↓

What would Teddy think about the "Strenuous Life" of 2022? 

Nikolai Gogol's "Diary Of A Madman" - Episode Eight 02.04.2022 4:52 ↓

While not an essay - Nikolai Gogol's protagonist in Diary of a Madman transcends time and can teach many lessons today - so while it is almost just flash fiction - it, in my opinion, has some essay qualities. Enjoy. 

John Kindrick Bang's "My Silent Servants" Episode Seven 20.02.2022 2:59 ↓

Bangs thinks books are medicine - some think books are poison. 

Robert Louis Stevenson's "An Apology for Idlers" Episode Six 03.02.2022 4:18 ↓

Robert Louis Stevenson wants you to cut class - listen to his support of truancy. 

George Orwell's "Books vs. Cigarettes" Lost Essays Episode 5 09.01.2022 3:02 ↓

Is reading expensive? A luxury reserved only for the few? Find out on Lost Essays. 

Albert Halper "A Room with a View" Episode Five - Lost Essays 26.12.2021 3:19 ↓

Let us exist for a moment with a young Albert Halper in his first writing environment. 

Christopher Morley's "On Doors" Episode Four 05.12.2021 4:06 ↓

Check out this interesting look at doors. 

E.B. White's "Good-bye to Forty-eighth Street" Episode Three 24.11.2021 6:07 ↓

Let us join E.B. White while he attempts to clean house. 

Helen Keller's essay - "Three Days to See" - Lost Essays episode two. 14.11.2021 4:24 ↓

First appearing in Atlantic Monthly - Helen Keller creates an emotionally moving piece of prose. 

Lost Essays - Charles S. Brooks - "Serious Stupid Persons" 13.11.2021 5:13 ↓

Join Lost Essays as we discover author Charles S. Brooks and visit his essay - Serious Stupid Persons.