Tag Archives: Michael D. O’Brien
In From The Wilderness
In From The Wilderness Lying there in low spirits, he also felt afraid of God, because during prayer he had fallen into helpless crying, accusing God of being a failure as a father, “You weren’t there! You are not there … Continue reading
Opening Paragraphs
Opening Paragraphs. In The Beginning. I retrieved my luggage from the carousel and rolled the bag with its small squeaking plastic wheels into the arrivals hall of Ottawa International Airport. Jetlagged, but relieved to have passed immigration, I saw my … Continue reading
Note To Self, Do Again.
Today, I took the advice of blogging mentor, Kurt Harden and unplugged for twelve hours of an “Analogue Sunday” It was refreshing and I suggest you try it yourself. No “technology or TV for a day” A rainy day in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cultural Offering Blog, Michael D. O'Brien, The Fool of New York City
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Of Course, A Holiday
I remember this sentence from a book I am almost finished reading, by Michael D O’Brien, The Fool of New York City. “. . . or it could be a case of your brain just needing a holiday and taking … Continue reading
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Tagged Michael D. O'Brien, The Fool of New York City, Tough Weeks
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Opening Paragraphs
“You awake from a dream. The dream dissolves in the frosted breath of your mouth. From where you lie on the bed’s metal springs, you can see a window permitting light to enter the room. You see rooftops of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Novels, Father Elijah, Michael D. O'Brien, The Fool of New York City
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On Deck
One of my favorite authors is Michael D. O’Brien. As I review my bookshelf, I have thirteen of his books, which I believe is close to, if not all his published works. A remarkable storyteller, here is the link to … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Authors, Catholic Novels, Father Elijah, Michael D. O'Brien
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My First Award
Gracious appreciation to Melissa at SingleMomUnschooling for nominating me for the Sunshine Blogger Award; my first award after almost 2,800 posts and six years of blogging. This award is for bloggers who spread sunshine and positivity throughout the blogging community. Like my … Continue reading
Twenty Years Later, The Story Continues
Have you ever held a book in your hands after completing it, and just knew that you would never forget it? For me, that has happened only a handful of occasions. I recall however, a time in January of 1999 … Continue reading
Posted in Elijah in Jerusalem
Tagged Catholic Novels, Elijah in Jerusalem, Father Elijah, Michael D. O'Brien
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What Changed?
As a younger man, I would rush to the water as soon as we were unpacked, sometimes even before that. Hours spent in the sand and surf, receiving renewing energy from the salt water. Today, after Mass, I cooked breakfast … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Uncategorized
Tagged Aiken Bloggers, Aiken SC, Father Elijah, Michael D. O'Brien, Ray Visotski, Re-charge myself, Reading, selfishness, vaction
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Reading
I just started reading Michael D. O’Brien’s new book, written with Mate Krajina, entitled The Donkey Dialogues Here is a link to one review, which interestingly enough, makes reference to a topic I wrote about just yesterday….here. The revie of … Continue reading
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Question Of The Evening
I know that there are many “serious” readers that follow my blog. Here is a special, guest post from Dewey Decimal’s Butler, entitled, Dinner With An Author Let’s see how many comments we can add to her post? I already … Continue reading
Middle Paragraphs
The condo is much quieter as my wfie and two of our daughters have left the beach to participate in other responsibilities. I can’t recall us ever having as much “family fun” as we had earlier this week. As a … Continue reading
Opening Paragraphs
5 October 2097 A week from now I leave this sanctuary–my home, my solitude, my consolation. I have almost completed packing, though I remain haunted by a sense of the unreality of what is about to happen. Even so, without … Continue reading
