by Richard Polt | Aug 27, 2025 | free thoughts
I was joined this time by my colleague David Herr, SJ. Was it the presence of a Jesuit that inspired some heavy topics? In any case, we thoroughly enjoyed making connections to the muses who came...
by Richard Polt | Apr 28, 2025 | free thoughts
I was joined by recent Xavier grad Sayo for a session of “free thoughts.” Students, faculty, and others gave us a great range of topics and appreciated what we were able to type for them over an hour and a half.A couple of roommates await their Free...
by Richard Polt | Nov 16, 2024 | free thoughts
At the request of Michael, a philosophy major, Free Thoughts sprang back into action yesterday afternoon. We set up the typewriters indoors (it was cloudy and chilly outside) and waited in the lull between classes. It wasn’t long before some students...
by Richard Polt | Apr 26, 2024 | free thoughts
My friend and I continued our end-of-the-academic-year tradition for one last time, before she’s off to a tenure-track position in Minnesota. This time, I ramped up the eccentricity by typing on my 1912 Blickensderfer no. 6. Her Underwood Champion...
by Richard Polt | Apr 28, 2023 | free thoughts
I’d been hoping to be joined by two friends for public typing on the last day of the Spring semester, but one was overwhelmed with work and the other was sick. So I was typing solo—which takes some courage. Fortunately, I had just listened to typewriter...
by Richard Polt | Oct 26, 2022 | free thoughts
Fall in Cincinnati can be very beautiful.My friend and I took the opportunity to type “free thoughts” for the Xavier campus again. This time, some students joined in.Here are some of my thoughts.
