Clarity and Contempt
by John WilsonIf we can't be correct all the time, we can at least be clear. Continue Reading »
Style Reveals the Man
by Joseph EpsteinWriting cannot be taught, as I came to realize after attempting to teach it for thirty years to university students, but it can be learned. One can only teach the mistakes bad writers make and provide examples of what makes good writers good. One cannot teach a love of language, the power of . . . . Continue Reading »
The Department of Faulty Generalizations
by John WilsonHere I offer gratis a few thoughts about a writing project, in the hope that a writer or two will be inspired. Continue Reading »
The First Commandment of Fiction
by Joshua HrenIn his short story “The Trouble,” the American Catholic writer J. F. Powers refuses to stay in his lane. Continue Reading »
Books About Next to Nothing
by John WatersFiction is no longer a useful means of grappling with reality. Continue Reading »
Cultural Critic, Cultural Christian
by Peter J. LeithartClive James—literary and film critic, poet, memoirist, travel writer, novelist, and cultural critic—died on November 24, 2019. Continue Reading »
Of Cigarettes and Grace
by Joshua HrenF. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Thank You for the Light” captures how Christ transfigures the mundane. Continue Reading »
Herman Wouk, Storyteller
by George WeigelA devout Jewish writer faced the horrors of war in his work. Continue Reading »
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