“The Last Light Bulb”: On Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow TicketThomas Pynchon’s descriptive writing is not celebrated nearly enough. While the public conversations thus far around his newest novel…Oct 29Oct 29
Analyzing the Narrative Structure of Vladimir Nabokov’s “Spring in Fialta”“Spring in Fialta and other stories” by Vladimir Nabokov, Russian edition. English translation by Nabokov and Peter Pertzov.Sep 16Sep 16
An Exercise in Editing: Revising a Passage from Frederick Forsyth’s The Day of the JackalEarlier this year, after watching and enjoying the new remake of The Day of the Jackal starring Eddie Redmayne, I decided to finally read…Jul 10Jul 10
The Search for Love and Meaning: On Éric Rohmer’s Comedies and ProverbsLast year, I concluded a four-part analysis of Éric Rohmer’s Tales of the Four Seasons, a quartet of films Rohmer made in the 1990s and…Mar 30Mar 30
Close-Reading the Rhythms of Two Passages from Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead RevisitedAs a writer, I’ve always believed that rhythm is one of the most important craft skills, and I’ve written about it several times over the…Feb 23Feb 23
What I Read in 2024: The Great Fortune by Olivia ManningIf I had to pick, the best book I read in 2024 was probably Olivia Manning’s The Great Fortune, published in 1960. The novel is the first…Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024
Reading the Presidential Biographies: Washington and AdamsLast year, I decided to embark upon a slightly mad endeavor: to read a biography of every U.S. president in order, from Washington to…Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 2024
Spirituality Amidst the Mundane: On Éric Rohmer’s A Tale of WinterCharlotte Véry as Félicie in Éric Rohmer’s A Tale of Winter (Source: https://kviff.tv/catalog/a-winter-s-tale)Nov 2, 2024Nov 2, 2024
