Joy & Despair

2026 Thoreau Society Annual Gathering, Concord, MA. Moderator: Court Booth. Michael Schleifer: 'Surely Joy is the Condition of Life.' Don Jewler: 'Acceptance, Optimism, and the Song of Blackbirds: Thoreau's Tonic for Well-Being.' Joan Spinazola: 'Healing with Humor' (incomplete).