Assistant literary editor for Word on Fire Publishing @WordOnFire. Born and bred in Appalachia. Opinions are my own; retweets are not endorsements.
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The amazing part about reading is that you don't have to rely on isolated wondering. We have enough essays, letters, journal entries from FOC to satisfy any (honest) curiosity.
Delighted to share that my review of @EricMichaelCyr's Here It Snows in June is out today at @mereorthodoxy.
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Andrew Tolkmith reflects on the life and legacy of Wendell Berry, American poet, novelist, and essayist: account.wordonfire.org/r/X1M…
Instead of reflecting on his legacy, which so many others are capable of doing more adequately than I could, I wrote down some disparate thoughts influenced directly by my personal reading of Wendell Berry’s work. Memory eternal.
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"Dolly Parton is maybe the only true emotional titan in the music business."
—Will Oldham on the Life of the Record podcast
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So grateful to have an essay on cinema in the summer issue of @EuroConMag. This essay would not exist without @bazinian_rite and his indispensable editorial aid—forever grateful!
Doesn't have to be this way.
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This is a new book, 2025, Cambridge University Press
Poor quality print.
Poor quality binding.
They charge $120 for this.
No, this isn’t economic necessity. Publishers are just taking advantage of unwitting consumers.
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The first English translation of Eric Rohmer’s novel “Élisabeth” was released this week.
Andrew Tolkmith explores Rohmer as a Catholic narrative artist here: on.wof.org/4fd31st
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I think this is all the more reason for you to see it and comment on it. Nolan is far from the greatest film artist, but he is a genuine artist. He is attempting to wrestle with one of the foundational works of Western culture. Critics on the right are ceding the discourse on the basis of concerns about content, while completely missing the need to engage the form of what/how Nolan is doing what he is doing. We need those who can ably speak on the relationship between content and form to participate.
The first English translation of Eric Rohmer’s novel Élisabeth releases today. My essay on the novel, out today at Evangelization & Culture, compares the novel with Mauriac and The Desert of Love.
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Reading Good Literature Can Help Restore America’s Civic Virtue
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I woke up this morning, opened my laptop and saw that the encyclical was released, then promptly closed my laptop and went out to work in the yard with my family. It takes time for an encyclical to reveal its weight (and maybe that's partly the point of an encyclical anyway?)
So many people claim to have already read the encyclical on Memorial Day? Why don’t you try spending some time with your friends and family? The world can wait for your useless take a couple of days.
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It's been five years since the Kamloops announcement. Among many questionable actors, the @nytimes still has not faced or acknowledged any accountability for its role in promoting a rash, confused narrative around that event.
I don't normally post about politics and my personal life (and having been punished for it in the past, on here and offline, I do so with some trepidation), but I feel a need to express why this particular outrage still makes me tremble with sorrow (and if I'm being honest, anger).
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Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live:
Leon Bridges
Colter Wall
Sierra Ferrell
Bonnie Prince Billy
Fleet Foxes
Parquet Courts
Shannon and the Clams
Fred Eaglesmith
Bob Dylan
Dr. Dog
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live:
DC Talk
Shania Twain
Brad Paisley
Dixie Chicks
Switchfoot
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James Taylor
Lilly Allen
Reba McEntire + George Strait
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What does it mean to be a reader of good taste? How can we inhabit the moral imagination in a way that avoids heavy-handed moralism? How can we grow in prudential judgment and spiritual discernment while delighting in the books we get lost in? And can looking at the world through the “million windows” of the “house of fiction” really elevate or transfigure the lives we lead?
In More than a Matter of Taste, @WisebloodBooks explores these questions and presents fresh takes that possess timeless significance. Read more about this important book here:
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Word on Fire Luminor is here!
Check out the first two releases in this brand-new literary imprint dedicated to discovering the next great Catholic authors and highlighting overlooked gems from the past.
Get 20% off the first two Luminor titles at wof.org/luminor-books.
I wonder if the approach to Confirmation in general, outside the service hour thing, is somewhat influenced by merit-based thinking, given that most people don't receive it until they're teenagers, having "graduated" from faith formation. Is this not the typical parish approach?
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It was a great joy to present at the annual @ND_EthicsCenter fall conference last month, exploring lost human traditions and giving voice to a current in Catholic culture that's quietly, yet now quickly, on the rise.
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