Faulkner and Plath Go to a Play
The stage set becomes, in effect, a metaphor for the way individuality has been crushed in the modern world.
The Symbolic Capitalist Paradox
In trying to get a little for myself, why must I push someone else down?
Cosmic Interconnectedness, Coincidence, and Kindergarten
by
Doug Stowe
Posted on April 2, 2025
Image: THR illustration; images from Mutter- und Koselieder by Friedrich Froebel, 1844; public domain via Wikipedia.
Perhaps our interconnectedness would be more self-evident if only each of us were more vigilant and watchful for our deep connections with each other.
The Immanent Grace of Flannery O’Connor
O’Connor posits a universe in which we are mostly fallen but not lost to the possibility of salvation.
Impossible Loves, Then and Now
Those of us who remain tethered to reality do not require our lovers to pretend to be a succession of role-playing fantasy lovers.
Beyond Elon
The culture at large has overrated Smart.
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