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Airplane Reading
My airplane reading for this trip was G. K. Chesterton’s Napoleon of Notting Hill. The book’s been on may shelf for a couple of years. I was looking for something on the shorter side, and I wanted it to either … Continue reading
Chesterton and “the World’s Inn”
The season of Christmas continues for many even as others see it as three-days gone. Here’s another Chesterton poem for the season from The Spirit of Christmas. It’s an interesting thought, really, that places the Christ Child at a particular … Continue reading
Chesterton Gladly
Today marked the birthday of one of my favorite authors, G. K. Chesterton. To mark the occasion, a number of fans on Twitter shared how they were introduced to the early-20th century author. For many it was their involvement with … Continue reading
A Poem for Christmas Day
For this special day, “The House of Christmas” by G. K. Chesterton: There fared a mother driven forth Out of an inn to roam; In the place where she was homeless All men are at home. The crazy stable close … Continue reading
Forever Father Christmas
Finished most of my “ship to home” shopping this afternoon. A few years ago I decided it was much easier to mail the chocolate mac-nuts, coffees, and calendars home instead of packing it all in the suitcase and then trudging … Continue reading
Chesterton on Romanticism and Realism
From “On Gargoyles,” the January 1909-penned introduction to Daylight and Nightmare, a collection of short pieces by G. K. Chesterton: Realism is simply Romanticism that has lost its reason. This is so not merely in the sense of insanity but … Continue reading
Narcotics, Chesterton, and Two Reasons for Repeating
I recently sat through a meeting I am sure I have had at least two times before . . . and almost nothing seemed to have changed in the intervening years. It was a sad and frustrating moment that left … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 