https://lancebarker.me/tags/meliorism/Recent content in Meliorism on Lance Barker HomeHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Lance BarkerThu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://lancebarker.me/blogs/2026-04-16-william-james-already-knew/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://lancebarker.me/blogs/2026-04-16-william-james-already-knew/<p><a href="https://lancebarker.me/images/william-james-already-knew.webp" ><figure><img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="auto" alt="" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://lancebarker.me/images/william-james-already-knew_hu_14551730b5945d68.webp" srcset="https://lancebarker.me/images/william-james-already-knew_hu_14551730b5945d68.webp 800w, https://lancebarker.me/images/william-james-already-knew.webp 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 65vw" data-zoom-src="https://lancebarker.me/images/william-james-already-knew.webp"></figure> </a></p> <p>You&rsquo;re sitting in your favorite café.</p> <p>The kind with mismatched chairs and a shelf of lending library books near the door — dog-eared paperbacks, a few hardcovers with cracked spines, the occasional journal nobody claimed.</p>