Dear Ms. Robinson,
I have been a fan of your work since my then friend, now fiancé, read your essays aloud to me. You lay claim to a deep knowledge of the English language in your opening paragraphs, but then go on to use it. Not flaunt it. “All this is [...]
Archive for October, 2009
On Home. Marilynne Robinson’s, that is.
Posted in Literary, Personal on 26 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Thought to Share
Posted in Uncategorized on 19 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“When all eyes are on you, wink.”
– from a Mike’s Hard Lime bottle
Countering the Principle of Inertia
Posted in Uncategorized on 11 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, I drove up to CSD’s new home and painted walls with her. This raised fond memories of painting theater sets into the early hours of mornings before opening night. We have been painting things since we met, over six years ago.
Friendships change, people move, and “love is most nearly itself when here and now [...]
It’s All Relative
Posted in Literary, Philosophy and Theology on 7 October 2009 | 1 Comment »
G.K. Chesterton on his pre-conversion experience with Christianity: (please excuse the ellipses — Gilbert was a loquacious fellow)
“As I read and re-read all the non-Christian or anti-Christian accounts of the faith, from Huxley to Bradluagh, a slow and awful impression grew gradually but graphically upon my mind — the impression that Christianity must be [...]
A Preference for Primary Texts
Posted in Uncategorized on 3 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“There is a strange idea abroad that in every subject the ancient books should be read only by the professionals, and that the amateur should content himself with the modern books. Thus I have found as a tutor in English Literature that if the average student wants to find out something about Platonism, the very [...]
