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Humanity Literary Essay Storytelling

Narrative Context In Words

I studied English Literature as an undergraduate. I won’t bore you with the grammatical grace that comes with an immersive study of language—particularly the Queen’s English. The truth is I don’t pay much attention to grammar anyway—I am more interested in the manner in which words lead to ideas. In essence, conversation—intelligent, thoughtful conversation—requires a willingness to engage […]

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Humanity Literary Essay Storytelling

Approaching That Naked Reality

Taped to the bottom of the monitor at my writing desk are the words: Novelist plumbed the soul’s depths.  These words, now yellowed, are taken from a newspaper clipping of a Los Angeles Times obituary I carefully cut from the paper on the morning of November 2nd, 2006.  William Styron was dead.  Now that he […]