Tag Archives: Everything that Rises Must Converge

O’Connor: Some Racism but Still Great

Flannery O’Connor may have been a racist, but her depiction of the fragility of white racism is spot on.

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An Ideal Mother

When I think of a mother-son relationship that most matches my own, I think of Betsy Trotwood and David Copperfield.

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Elated? Depressed? This Lit’s for You

Lit to caution election night winners and bolster election night losers.

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Post Football Season Blues

Sports Saturday For American football fans, February is the cruelest month. Suddenly there are no Sundays to look forward to anymore. Suddenly there are no players or coaches or owners to excoriate. Suddenly there is, well, emptiness. It may be pushing it, but for me, the feeling is captured by a 1960’s Flannery O’Connor story. […]

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