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3 Cheers for the Maker of the Modern Essay: Michel de Montaigne

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3 Cheers for the Maker of the Modern Essay: Michel de Montaigne
A portrait of Michel de Montaigne, circa 1570s. Public Domain
Jeff Minick
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I am a lover of essays.

Every morning, shortly after dawn, I sit at my laptop, coffee at hand, and explore the internet looking for pieces to read for enjoyment or as a kickoff for an article of my own.

Jeff Minick
Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
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