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In Defense of Candles

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In Defense of Candles
Candlelight offers a way of experiencing the world that the modern day tends to overlook. Biba Kayewich
Walker Larson
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A few months ago, my wife and I tried an experiment: one week during which we used no electric lights, computers, or TVs after 6 p.m. Our only illumination after the sunset came from candles.

We made it six days.

Walker Larson
Walker Larson
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Prior to becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master's in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, "Hologram" and "Song of Spheres."
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