Tag: Close Reads

Small People and Places Shine in the Film Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry

~ Peggy Haslar

As summer came to a close this year I found myself reviewing its moments with gratitude for small wonders. There was the little backyard garden my husband coaxed to abundance and the lichens and shimmering insects that caught my eye on mountain hikes. I recalled with affection the pride I felt watching my colleagues who … Continue reading Small People and Places Shine in the Film Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry

Graham Greene Reminds Us That Hate Is a Failure of Imagination

~ Peggy Haslar

"All too late, experience has taught me that we should not evaluate people by their vices but, on the contrary, by what they have kept intact and pure, by what there is still left in them of childhood, however deep we have to search for it." I discovered this quote from French novelist George Bernanos … Continue reading Graham Greene Reminds Us That Hate Is a Failure of Imagination

Wander into the Wardrobe: Reasons to Return to Narnia in December

~ Peggy Haslar ~ 1 Comment

Along with the pleasure of lighting the Advent wreath, of busy preparations and programs and starry night silence, I love to return to the land of the lamp post in December, to do battle against the White Witch who made made Narnia always winter but never Christmas. I refuse to join the war between fans … Continue reading Wander into the Wardrobe: Reasons to Return to Narnia in December