The Commonplace Circle

The Commonplace Circle

May Marginalia

Books, art, and beautiful things I loved in May

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Lilly | The Commonplace Circle
May 28, 2026
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A thought before we begin…

The end of May arrived the way it always does, which means I am standing here looking ahead at June as if I didn’t see it coming despite all available evidence.

To be fair, I have been a little distracted. My daughter is getting married in July, and I have implemented a very strategic slow-release crying schedule in hopes of bei…

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