Noticing what's still (and always has been) true, good, and beautiful in the world.

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Pursuing the mysterium tremendum et fascinans and writing at the intersection of philosophy, culture, art, technology, and religious wisdom.

Wiseblood Books

A journal for long (preferably over 40 lines) narrative verse and dramatic monologues.

Searching literature and life for the enchantment, love, and sense of place that will help us live again in a cosmos--and survive in the Anthropocene.

Currently writing on the third way through feminism and patriarchy, always excited to share what I'm reading, how to remind the church of our holy vocation, and why education needs to emphasize the liberating arts

From Dust, New Lore. A storytelling community seeking transcendence.

A place to explore the way the short story works.

The enthusiasms, musings, and observations of James K.A. Smith. Mostly books, music, and film.

Writing on writing and music from the underground of northern Minnesota. You betcha, y'know.

We are a small Christian press embodying a faith that seeks excellence. We publish poetry, short stories, homilies, and visual art in our semiannual literary journal, as well as poetry chapbooks, poetry collections, novellas, and novels.

A literary small press on the OK-AR border: Stick around and read

The Examine is a reader-supported exploration of curiosity. Here, I explore the world through fiction, non-fiction, and the occasional photograph.

Joshua Hren’s House of Fiction (with wide bay windows for Philosophy + Theology). Visions beat-down & beatific. Good & great books. Excerpts from The Hôtel-Dieu, a forthcoming novel. Readings from Blue Walls Falling Down. Essays from aboveground and under

My personal Substack

Thoughts on writing, books, dogs, art, faith, publishing, and all that

The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating Delight

Helping Christians think about the Roman Empire daily--all for the glory of God

Reviews, Sketches, and Writing from the Texas Panhandle

Creating a culture that values interdependence over autonomy

On writing fiction after Girard

"The writer should never be ashamed of staring. There is nothing that does not require his attention." - Flannery O'Connor. I am a lover of the word in all its forms. I stare incorrigibly at everything. And then I write.

An essay series focusing on questions of cinema, cinephilia, and philosophy.

Bookish recommendations and notes from Prof. Callahan with some occasional digressions