Twas the Night Before Christmas

 

Home-feelings, philosophy, and the magic of feminine logic

 

Home-feelings, philosophy, and the magic of feminine logic on and off the prairie by Scott Norsworthy

DRAGOONED: Writing, talking, and rewriting like Herman Melville in "Scenes Beyond the Western Border" (1851-1853) Number 5.

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Clement C. Moore, teaching Hebrew in 1822-1823

Clement C. Moore wrote "A Visit from St. Nicholas" in 1822, to entertain his children. 🎅🎄 As everyone knows the famous Christmas poem was first published anonymously on December 23, 1823 in the Troy NY Sentinel. Besides composing "'Twas the night before Christmas," what else… pic.twitter.com/TcBmnsTL8i

— Scott Norsworthy 🇺🇸 (@Melvilliana) December 14, 2025

 

Dave Edmunds - Run Run Rudolph

Wolf howling, music and romance

Wolf howling, music and romance by Scott Norsworthy

DRAGOONED: Writing, talking, and rewriting like Herman Melville in "Scenes Beyond the Western Border" (1851-1853). No. 4.

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On finding MOBY-DICK in the Boston MORNING JOURNAL, again

Unfortunately, the nice and early review of Moby-Dick in the Boston Morning Journal is not reprinted or listed anywhere in Herman Melville: The Contemporary Reviews (Cambridge UP, 1995) edited by Brian Higgins and Hershel Parker. The omission from this important collection seems… pic.twitter.com/yRpwcaUS0J

— Scott Norsworthy 🇺🇸 (@Melvilliana) November 18, 2025

 

Episode #15: Tom Jerman: Santa Claus Worldwide

"People who say that Santa Claus doesn't exist are wrong."

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