Joshua Gibbs

What The Quarantine Sounds Like

I’ve been listening to this one for several days straight.

First Loves

The latest episode of Proverbial is up now and concerns Tennyson’s well-known adage, “‘Tis better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.” The episode glosses first loves, divorce, Menander, and so forth. At present, this is my favorite episode of the show.

Documentary Recommendations

In my ongoing series for CiRCE on what everyone should do on their coronavirus vacay, I offer a small number of documentary recommendations.

Laconic

Erik Satie wrote laconic music for a pedestrian, contemplative world touched by melancholy. At the moment, he sounds about right.

End Of The World (Coronavirus) Playlist

Joining thousands of others, I have created an endtimes playlist.

New Short Fiction

Up on CiRCE today is a piece of short fiction I have worked on, off and on, for over a year.

Please Stop Saying This

“My child has a strong walk with the Lord” is a thing we often say, however, “Your child has a strong walk with the Lord” is not a thing we are often told. Why is this? My latest for CiRCE is a dialog about the matter.

This Is What I Think Cool Is

Tips

Today, one of my more capable rhetoric students said she practiced her speeches in different accents, which made her more aware of the words she was speaking. Quite clever. Such awareness is often quite difficult for rookie writers, so I was doubly impressed.

What To Teach, Or How?

My latest for CiRCE concerns that most pernicious of issues within classical schools: Do we teach students what to think or how to think?