Blogs about: Walker Percy
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"Skill Is Seductive"
Despite my differences with him on certain issues (religion, particularly) I think that Robert Bringhurst is one of the most fascinating writers and thinkers out there — his analysis of the mean… more →
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The Thanatos Syndrome, Walker Percy
wrote 1 week ago: Novel. 1987. Thriller. Percy is an American Catholic. The hero is Dr. Tom More, a psychiatrist. Sett … more →
What I Remember
wrote 2 weeks ago: Other people, so I have read, treasure memorable moments in their lives: the time one climbed the Pa … more →
The Moviegoer Part II: Montage in Cinematic Writing
wrote 1 month ago: “Tell Mother that I’m fine and that I will be down later. I am not hungry.” Then I will indeed … more →
The Moviegoer part I: cutting apart landscapes
wrote 1 month ago: I stumbled upon this novel due to its title and, after a brief search, found that it had beat out He … more →
Writers And Their Routines
wrote 2 months ago: I’m woefully behind on this, but it fascinates me too much to ignore. Daily Routines – a … more →
The Life You Save
wrote 2 months ago: Elie, Paul. The Life You Save May Be Your Own: an American Pilgrimage. New York: Farrar, Straus and … more →
The Little Way
wrote 2 months ago: The peculiar virtue of New Orleans, like St. Theresa, may be that of the Little Way, a talent for ev … more →
Fields of light and air
wrote 3 months ago: “Here is Chicago. Now, exactly as twenty five years ago, the buildings are heavy and squarish … more →
Jazz, Jazz, Jazz... and Percy.
wrote 3 months ago: I had the opportunity to see Gretchen Parlato live last night at The Triple Door. Phenomenal show. I … more →
Another Evangelical De-conversion Story
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wrote 3 months ago: Books like these, by former evangelicals who have lost their faith, seem to be proliferating. The H … more →
On to Something
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wrote 5 months ago: Why should someone in his late 70’s be thinking about the future of the church and his own community … more →
About Me
wrote 5 months ago: Walker Percy wrote a book entitled, Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book. At the very beginn … more →
Reading the Movies: Some Books for Cinephiles!
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wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been asked by fellow-blogger Movieman0283 over at The Dancing Image to join him and a few … more →
It’s Bad…It’s Bad?
wrote 6 months ago: When there’s little to look forward to next week than the autopsy photos of Michael Jackson surfacin … more →
Statement of Intent
wrote 6 months ago: Hello, I used to love writing in a blog every day. At the tender age of fourteen, I had nothing bett … more →
May 2009
wrote 6 months ago: Books read: The Moviegoer, Walker Percy The Postman Always Rings Twice, James M. Cain The Killer Ins … more →
Are We Lost in the Cosmos?
wrote 6 months ago: Lately, I have been feeling very philosophical. I suppose it is a result of the fact that I have had … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #90 (Walker Percy)
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wrote 7 months ago: Walker Percy (1916-1990) was as much a philosopher as he was a novelist and essay writer. If you … more →
Of Joy and Desire, Part 1
wrote 8 months ago: But often, in the world’s most crowded streets, But often, in the din of strife, There rises an unsp … more →
