“Are you still writing?” he asked. “I am,” I answered. “What are you working on at the moment?” “An autobiography,” I said. “Interesting,” he replied. “Whose?” The implication here, you will note, is that mine hasn’t been a life sufficiently interesting to merit an . . . . Continue Reading »
Over the last half-century, dozens of remarkable Catholic women writers have fallen almost entirely out of print. In their own time, their books were widely read, often bestsellers. Taken together, their work spans an impressive range of social, political, and spiritual perspectives; it is often . . . . Continue Reading »
I am grateful for moments that in one respect “break in” or “break through” routine but that also, like routine, come with no big fuss, no planning, no “ceremony.” Continue Reading »
But will those students who access free, easy, and speedy information via ChatGPT cause university education to come to an end? I do not think so. Continue Reading »
It may sound miserable, but desperation and obsession are what make finishing up the most delicious part of the whole book-writing process. Continue Reading »