After embarking on a cross country trip across the US some months ago, I found it necessary to both reflect upon and document the excursion in a… Read more “Canyonlands National Park: A Supreme Silence”
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The Deception of Self in Flannery O’Connor’s “Everything That Rises Must Converge”
Flannery O’Connor, the mid-20th century, Southern Gothic writer, is often lauded for her abnormal characters and introspection on the intersectionalities of race relations, ethics, and morality in… Read more “The Deception of Self in Flannery O’Connor’s “Everything That Rises Must Converge””
Small Towns and Quiet Streets
Continuing westward on I-40, having crossed the breadth of the Mississippi River from Memphis, I entered Arkansas. At this point, so far as I saw it, I… Read more “Small Towns and Quiet Streets”
Obama’s Farewell Address: A Call for Continued Progressivism and National Unity
On Tuesday night, delivering his farewell address to the city in which his political career began, President Obama spoke of his belief in the American people to… Read more “Obama’s Farewell Address: A Call for Continued Progressivism and National Unity”
