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EXTRACTS: The Family Jernegan
; or, on a storied whaling family from Martha's Vineyard
Sep 21 • 
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The Legend of Amos P. Smalley
; or, the Gay Head Indian Who Killed Moby Dick
Sep 14 • 
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August 2025

On Pollock's Moby-Dick Mythology
; or, when facts and abstract expressionism collide
Aug 24 • 
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The Ribs and Terrors at the Chapel
; or, Competing Visions for New Bedford's Tribute to Melville
Aug 3 • 
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July 2025

Moby Homer
; or, a warm weather cartoon break
Jul 13 • 
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June 2025

Herman's Head, Part 5: Epilogue
; or, some final updates on a well-traveled sculpture
Jun 29 • 
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EXTRACTS: Ambrotype Epilogues
; or, on misplaced Melville mementos and a goose-eye view of Boston
Jun 22 • 
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Images of Melville, Part 2
; or, on ambrotypes and being oblivionated
Jun 15 • 
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May 2025

EXTRACTS: On the Twitchell Picture
; or, a few more thoughts on Melville portrait #1
May 25 • 
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Images of Melville, Part 1
; or, a peep at the portrait by Asa Weston Twitchell
May 18 • 
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April 2025

Herman's Head, Part 4: Homecoming
; or, retracing our search and finding another orphan
Apr 20 • 
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EXTRACTS: National Lampoon's Moby-Mania
; or, the joke that never ends
Apr 13 • 
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