The Road

My bro-in-law (he pronounces it “bra”, as per young and colloquially hip) recommended I read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.  I finally picked up the novel a few weeks ago was glad I did.  It was beautiful in its desolation.

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Dream cast for the Dark Tower

After season three of Lost ended last year, Jeff (Doc) Jensen said I should do my Lost homework over the summer by reading Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series. Boy, was he right!
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the wilderness between fathers & sons

It’s hard to understand the self-destructive impulse in some people. Take for instance, Chris McCandless. (more…)

A man’s sacrifice

Interesting history of a wartime quote…

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Interrogations at Noon

A very good friend from college sent me a wonderful house (apartment) warming gift:
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Pop culture and the Canon

Guest reader Sarah’s comment on my blog post about movies referenced in Christian books got me to thinking.
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Einstein on purpose

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Theories of Relativity

Collected Albert Einstein quotes…
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Book review: “Against Love”


Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, from her wonderfully satirical book review of Against Love: A Polemic by Laura Kipnis…
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Tennis on writing

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Tennis on surrender

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Rob and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

Ever have a really bad day? You might try going to Australia…
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Craig’s Psalm

I just finished reading Blankets, by Craig Thompson, a grippingly beautiful story.
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Cary Tennis on struggle

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Writers on writing

Writers comment on writing…
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