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April 28, 2026June 19, 2026 William Eaton

Antigone, the United Nations, self-interest: une brève réflexion en medio del actual belicismo

Nude selfie, William Eaton, June 2025

June 11, 2025August 1, 2025 William Eaton

California’s counter-revolution = La Contre-révolution californienne = La contrarrevolución de California

'That Uncertain Feeling' (Ernst Lubitsch and Merle Oberon movie, 1941) film poster, cropped

May 8, 2025August 9, 2026 William Eaton

Lost illusions – Illusions perdues – Ilusiones perdidas

Wet-paper woman found on a Paris sidewalk, December 2024 - photo by William Eaton

January 1, 2025July 1, 2025 William Eaton

A few notes regarding Ernaux’s “Les Années” – The Years – Los años

September 3, 2013July 27, 2026 William Eaton

Going Nowhere? (A fresh look at the movies)

camouflage body art cecilia paredes

March 19, 2013July 26, 2026 William Eaton

The Importance of Being Earnest

October 2, 2012August 2, 2026 William Eaton

What shall I learn of parenting or parenting of me?

September 18, 2012August 2, 2026 William Eaton

The Social Life of Homo Sapiens (Part I?)

September 11, 2012July 27, 2026 William Eaton

An End of Thinking

Photo of Leonid Brezhnev, in trunks and with telephone

August 27, 2012August 2, 2026 William Eaton

In 1982

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What is This?

Now with more than 12,000 followers, anglophones, hispanohablantes y francophones. And this for posts which may at times be poetry, or not poetry at all.

The verdict of Google Bard: “Eaton is a thoughtful and insightful writer who explores a wide range of topics in his work. His blog is a must-read for anyone who is interested in contemporary literature and culture.”

The author is pleased, too, to have made a Best Essays list of Notable Essayists.

One long-time follower comments: “Beautiful writing . . . there is an electricity.” Another. “The most difficult (although rewarding) blog I know of.” A kind comment from November 2025: “I wish I could write as beautifully as you do!”

Meanwhile, this collection of poems, aphorisms, short and longer essays, stories, quotations . . . has been expanding and exploring since January 2012. (Hétéroclite = eclectic = diverso)

Almost all the writing, photography, drawing and painting is by William Eaton and © William Eaton. Work regularly registered with the United States Copyright Office (and with thanks to the Office’s expert staff!).

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