Entries Tagged as ‘Books & Writing’

September 26, 2008

Five of the Best Paragraphs Ever Written in the English Language

James Joyce, author of the enigmatic and very difficult to read “stream of consciousness” novel “Ulysses,” also wrote a collection of 15 short stories found in the book “Dubliners.”  These stories portray middle class Irish life at the beginning of the 20th century, and include a story entitled “The Dead.”  Most of the action in [...]

August 18, 2008

A Short Book Review – Leaving Church by Barbara Brown Taylor

My review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a must read book for anyone involved in church ministry, whether lay or clergy. Taylor discusses the joys and sorrows of ministry as a parish priest in the Episcopal Church, and her astute observations of congregational life are a joy to read. A few quotes from the [...]

January 28, 2007

The Journey Home – Introduction, Part 1

You can find this post on the blog “The Journey Home,” a link to which is in the right sidebar.

October 30, 2006

Sample Entries for the First Annual One Thing I Know Papa Hemingway Very Short Story Contest

So far there are no entries – no not one – in the contest, so I thought I would post a few of the samples I have written.  To read more about the contest go to my last post here.  So come on, faithful readers, submit some stories. You have nothing to lose and perhaps [...]

October 29, 2006

The First Annual One Thing I Know Papa Hemingway Memorial Very Short Story Contest

From the pages of Wired Magazine . . . Wired reminds us that Hemingway once wrote a six word story (“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”), which he also called his best work. To see if it was possible to duplicate this feat today, Wired asked a variety of writers and other personalities to do [...]