Comments on: PSA for Percy Fans http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2011/09/21/psa-for-percy-fans/ A First Things Blog Thu, 23 May 2013 03:31:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Randy Attwood http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2011/09/21/psa-for-percy-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-50460 Randy Attwood Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:21:35 +0000 http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/?p=34514#comment-50460 I was 42 when I sent the first three chapters of a novel I had written, “The 41st Sermon” to Walker Percy. Shortly after I received his handwritten response on my cover letter: “Randy: It reads well — I’d be glad to look at rest, but must tell you I’ve had to give up finding agent or publisher for unpublished writers — I’d be doing nothing else. Everybody in South is writing a novel – Best, W.P.” I sent the MS to him and waited and waited and then in May the following year woke up one morning to read his obituary in the paper. I’d be happy to send any Percy fan interested in seeing a scan of the note an email. I’ve entered the world of epublishing so The 41st Sermon is now live on Smashwords and soon will be on Amazon.com My email address is randyattwood@hotmail.com

]]> By: Simon http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2011/09/21/psa-for-percy-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-50334 Simon Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:12:56 +0000 http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/?p=34514#comment-50334 CORRECTION: The film will be shown at St. Catherine of Siena church (2nd floor)

411 East 68th Street at 1st Avenue

]]> By: Beth http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2011/09/21/psa-for-percy-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-50122 Beth Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:41:49 +0000 http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/?p=34514#comment-50122 Riley’s documentary is wonderful. Percy readers will do well to add it to their libraries and share it with those who are looking for a way ‘home.’ Percy’s conversion story is powerful and needs to be known. Thanks, Win.

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