Monthly Archives: October 2024

John Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Hurricane Milton is writing a sequel (“take 1.”).

Posted on October 24, 2024 by William Hooke

Yesterday’s LOTRW post is reproduced here verbatim, but in its original form — before the ChatGPT transformation of certain sections into unrhymed iambic pentameter. I’m doing this because some readers might be interested in just what was retained and what … Continue reading →

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John Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Hurricane Milton is writing a sequel.

Posted on October 23, 2024 by William Hooke

The great English poet John Milton (1608-1674) is most famous for his epic poems Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained[1]. To help you recall your high-school English literature: Milton’s Paradise Lost (1667) recounts the temptation of Adam and Eve by Satan … Continue reading →

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Even as Helene’s high waters and media attention recede, the losses deepen.

Posted on October 10, 2024 by William Hooke

As of this writing, it’s been two weeks since Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of the Florida coast and barreled inland, flooding a 500-mile-plus swath, most notably in Appalachian North Carolina. The known death toll, which … Continue reading →

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