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Fred Rogers

Please won't you be my neighbor?

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Jeffrey Overstreet

08 Sep 2011
Filed under: Fred Rogers • On Books & Writing • Amy Killingsworth

Just try and read this essay about Mr. Rogers without crying.

Just you try it.

And if you are moved by this, then I highly recommend this book by Amy Killingsworth, a book I waved in the air with enthusiasm during my lecture on the redeeming power of play at the Glen Workshop last month.

Meet Me at the Edge of the World: the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival keynote address

Meet Me at the Edge of the World: the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival keynote address

Here is a revised, expanded version of the keynote address I delivered at the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival in Martinsville, Ohio on Labor Day Weekend.
08 Nov 2025 31 min read
Songlights: Lucinda Williams, Brandi Carlile, The Mountain Goats, David Bowie, Valerie June, and Elbow (live!)

Songlights: Lucinda Williams, Brandi Carlile, The Mountain Goats, David Bowie, Valerie June, and Elbow (live!)

Some of the music that’s kept me moving under dark clouds and torrential rain this last week.
02 Nov 2025 4 min read
You can still count on Lonergan

You can still count on Lonergan

A few notes on revisiting You Can Count on Me as we approach its 25th anniversary.
01 Nov 2025 3 min read
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