Enemies of the Permanent Things, by Russell Kirk
A Micro-Review Essay
Topic
Books
A collection of 330 issues
An Anthology, by Josef Pieper
A Micro-Review/Essay
“The possibility of incurring guilt is the ultimate existential threat for every person.”
There are some authors who make you think, “I could just read this guy for the rest of my life. He’d bring me to greater and greater levels of wisdom and understanding.” Pieper
Mystics and Zen Masters, by Thomas Merton
A Micro-Review/Essay
On the Road, by Jack Kerouac
A Micro-Review/Essay
“We’ve finally got to heaven. It couldn’t be cooler, it couldn’t be grander, it couldn’t be anything.”v
The elves of Middle Earth longed for the sea, even if they didn’t know it. A wood elf might spend his entire eviternal existence
How to Write for Surfer Dudes
I spent last summer, taking digital essay lessons. They were part of a series that I call, “Learning to Write for Morons,” by Medium.com.
I learned a lot, but I can condense the lessons into one premise: If you're writing online articles, you have a split second
The Left Hemisphere is a Paradox Moron
It is very possible that "paradoxes are actually fundamental to reality. . . . We exist in a world, of not forms, but of paradoxes." Lex Fridman (Edward Frenkel, #370), 1:10:25
A Narcissus at Christmas: Received: The Complete Guide to Middle Earth
Robert Foster: The Complete Guide to Middle Earth.
My sons pooled their money to buy me this deluxe edition of Robert Foster’s classic Middle Earth reference book. I’m not even sure where they found it, but it’s a beautiful book.
After opening it, I said, “Wow, I
A Narcissus at Christmas: Received: The Eighth Day Book Catalogue
The 23rd Eighth Day Books Catalogue. The retail price says “$7,” but the link says “$5.50.” It’s worth it either way. It came out in 2020, and my youngest daughter was pretty disgusted with Marie when it came in. “This is all I’m giving him?!?!” Marie assured
A Narcissus at Christmas: Received Jack Kerouac: Scattered Poems
Jack Kerouac: Scattered Poems
Three Things We Know About the Amazon LOTR Series
As long as I'm "on a Tolkien kick," I might as well mention that the Amazon series is apparently delayed due to COVID.
People were estimating a 2021 release date, but now it appears it'll be late 2021 or early 2022.
In the course