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manqué

frustrated or unfulfilled in one's ambitions; would-be
(often said of writers or artists)

Sightings:

Career change

Being a poet

Stood up by Mitterrand (pdf file)

Where were you when The Wall fell down?

Life as a brand-new lawyer, 1950s style

The thwarted dreams of Alger Hiss

Ode to frustrated creativity
(explore for more literary endeavors)

What happens when you can't make art out of life

Explicating Bierce
(explore the URL for more Wondering Minstrels)

Appreciating Native American verbal art

History's poetic appeal

Unsocial socialists
(explore the URL for Becket studies)

When stars fail
(explore for more hard-core astronomy)

What to say to your critics (pdf file)

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