Ben Slote

Ben Slote is Professor Emeritus of English at Allegheny College. His scholarship has focused on late-19th- and 20th-century American fiction and culture. Currently he is writing essays and plays.

It’s a Wonderful (Falling Apart) Life

In the disrepair of our everyday world are suggestions of life’s burdens and consolations

By Ben Slote | Friday December 19, 2025

We Contain Multitudes

Why do so few of us exercise the many talents with which we are born?

By Ben Slote | Monday June 2, 2025

It’s a Wonderful (Falling Apart) Life

By Ben Slote | Friday December 19, 2025

We Contain Multitudes

By Ben Slote | Monday June 2, 2025

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