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Comparing and Contrasting “Love in L.A.” by Dagoberto Gilb and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor

BigGirl WooWoo wrote 5 hours ago: In our life, we all make mistakes that often causes us to miss out on things. These short stories wi … more →

Tags: Education, Short Stories, A Good Man Is Hard To Find, Florida, jake, Los Angeles, Misfit, Jake Locker, Morality

On Having a Mind that Serves Best -Flannery O'Connor-

Becky wrote 8 hours ago: “The mind serves best when it’s anchored in the Word of God. There is no danger then of becomi … more →

Tags: Christian Thinking, Think, Christian understanding, The Word, Integrity

On Writing to an Audience who Thinks God is Dead -Flannery O'Connor-

Becky wrote 9 hours ago: “One of the awful things about writing when you are a Christian is that for you the ultimate reality … more →

Tags: Christian Thinking, on writing, Incarnation

On Turning the Other Cheek -Flannery O'Connor-

Becky wrote 9 hours ago: “I don’t deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.” ― Flann … more →

Tags: humility, Pride

MS with the Mrs.1 comment

David McInerny wrote 1 day ago: An impromptu road trip is cathartic, particularly when the destination is a first, as was the case r … more →

Tags: Travel, Family, bobby rico knives, Mississippi, Shelby Foot, vicksburg civil war, William Faulkner

I Have a Crush on Flannery O'Connor

SOTA Creative Writing wrote 2 days ago: by Molly (’15) I have a crush on Flannery O’Connor. No, not that kind of crush. A litera … more →

Tags: Submissions, Student Writing, Molly Bond, Student Submission

The incarnational logic of fiction (or, why Gnosticism sucks)

wedemandwindows wrote 2 days ago: Gnosticism sucks. It sucks so much that the early Christian church made a heresy out of it. Here … more →

Tags: gnosticism, American Catholic literature, God

Writing Quote #40 ("More Than Entertainment")

Scott W. Smith wrote 2 days ago: “Writing fiction or plays or poetry seems to me to be a very messy business. To be a writer re … more →

Tags: Writing Quotes, A Childhood: The Biography of a Place, Dennis Miller, harry crews, Jeff Nichols, Mud

Sanskrit Word of the Week: किं पठसि ?

sanskrituncc wrote 3 days ago: kiM paThasi ? - What are you reading? This week’s Sanskrit “word” of the week is a … more →

Tags: Sanskrit Word of the Week, Sanskrit, language, Literature, Books, School, summer, Relaxation, break

Getting Ready for Andalusia Farm...and Flannery!

Ashley Memory wrote 4 days ago: As my readers and friends know, one of my literary heroines has long been Flannery O’Connor, t … more →

Tags: A Good Man Is Hard To Find, Andalusia Farm, Brad Gooch, Georgia, Literary Landmark, Milledgeville

Flannery O'Connor ...

Angela Brackeen, Writer wrote 6 days ago: Flannery O’Connor, By Cmacauley (Robie with Flannery 1947.jpg) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativec … more →

Tags: Southern fiction, Christian heart, Southern Gothic

Wise Blood: A Tale of a Truth-Seeker.

Ron Cole III wrote 1 week ago: Flannery O’Connor is perhaps my favorite American writer/essayist.  I’ve yet to find another writer … more →

Tags: writing, Faith, Wise Blood, Truth Seekers

Fables of Hialeah: Nothing Rises (Flannery’s Dirge)

postmoderndonkey wrote 1 week ago: This is the two hundred twenty fourth fable of Hialeah. You may say it never happened.  You may say … more →

Tags: Deconstruction, existentialism, postmodern, Literary criticism, angst, Blues, language, writing, Hialeah

Off-topic movie review: Mud

mediamugshot wrote 1 week ago: Mud stars Matthew McConaughey, which, like a Tom Cruise movie, automatically tells us three things: … more →

Tags: media, movies, Movies, Reviews, Liam Neeson, Down in the Valley, off-topic movie reviews, Stand By Me, Mud

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Sean Johnson wrote 1 week ago: “Everywhere I go, I’m asked if the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don … more →

Tags: Quotations and Excerpts, CURIOSITIES, relfections, Shakespeare, dunning-kruger effect, Publishing, Self Publishing, Bestsellers, As You Like It

Words

Ron Cole III wrote 1 week ago: I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” - Flannery O’C … more →

Tags: Quotes, Art, writing, Quote, WorDs

"The Life You Save May Be Your Own" -- Flannery O'Connor 1 comment

Biblioklept wrote 1 week ago: “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” by Flannery O’Connor THE OLD WOMAN and her dau … more →

Tags: Literature, Books, Writers, full-text, Short Story, The Life You Save May Be Your Own

Short Stories2 comments

aratrea wrote 1 week ago: And we continue with our next installment in our genre series. I thought I had posted this on Friday … more →

Tags: Genres, Genres, Genre, Vasco Bounty, Genre: Series, Short Story, Short Stories, A Good Man Is Hard To Find, abrupt ending

(Day)Dream Dinner2 comments

elizabethcarden wrote 1 week ago: I just finished reading Reed of God by Caryll Houselander and am furiously working on a presentation … more →

Tags: Caryll Houselander, Reed of God


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