The Observer's Commonplace

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1. On Sirens, Their Numbers, And Look, It Was Probably Three 1 May 2026 · 1 min read A private notation on the count I can tell you Odysseus lost no men to the sea on
2. On Lightning 28 April 2026 · 1 min read A private notation, after a prompt Lightning, you say? Well, I'd rather not say, thank you.
3. On the Proof Being in Ovid's Pudding 19 April 2026 · 1 min read Robinson Ellis was everything asked of a teacher, several things unasked, and one or two things you avoided
4. On The Needles 18 April 2026 · 1 min read Just across the Channel on the edge of the Garden Isle, close to the Hampshire shore, lie The