And lest you be in danger of thinking that Chesteron is only good for a clever quote here and there, check out The Man Who Was Thursday, Manalive, and a shorter bit, A Piece of Chalk. Glorious.
I "had" to read A Piece of Chalk in Freshman Comp (what a chore) and thought it brillant back then. These days, I only seem to have time for such abridged forms of profundity. (Outside of regular classwork.) So, I thank God for Psalms, Proverbs, short essays, "shorts" on Homestarrunner, anything else I can microwave and pop in my mouth on my way out the door...
I must say, if yu're feeling rather stale in your everyday routine, read "Manalive." I just finished it for the very first time. (Thank you David for the website!) It is a strange and wonderous story.
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And lest you be in danger of thinking that Chesteron is only good for a clever quote here and there, check out The Man Who Was Thursday, Manalive, and a shorter bit, A Piece of Chalk. Glorious.
For completeness' sake, one should also bone up on the cleverly subtle pop culture reference.
Anyone else familiar with GKC?
3/05/2005 01:40:00 PM
I "had" to read A Piece of Chalk in Freshman Comp (what a chore) and thought it brillant back then. These days, I only seem to have time for such abridged forms of profundity. (Outside of regular classwork.) So, I thank God for Psalms, Proverbs, short essays, "shorts" on Homestarrunner, anything else I can microwave and pop in my mouth on my way out the door...
3/08/2005 06:27:00 PM
I must say, if yu're feeling rather stale in your everyday routine, read "Manalive." I just finished it for the very first time. (Thank you David for the website!) It is a strange and wonderous story.
3/14/2005 08:55:00 AM
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