Poetry by E. A. Robinson and Edna St. Vincent Millay played a key role in my cousin’s memorial service.
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Things Fall Apart in Bishops vs. Nuns
Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” contrasts rigid and tolerant Christianity in ways that will benefit our own society.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Catholicism, Chinua Achebe, Religion, Things Fall Apart Comments closed
John Irving’s Defense of Abortion
“Cider House Rules” calls out those anti-abortion proponents who refuse to face up to the lengths to which some desperate women are willing to go.
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Fantasy, Because Reality Is Unsatisfactory
Fantasy is nothing in and of itself but takes its character in opposition to an unsatisfactory reality.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Lady of Shalott", "Lotos Eaters", "Passing of Arthur", Alfred Lord Tennyson, C. S. Lewis, Eve of St. Agnes, J. R. R. Tolkien, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Lord of the Rings, Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare Comments closed
