Category Archives: Writing

Stranger in the Village: Style and Rage

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Richard Guzman

I, like many others, believe that James Baldwin’s “Stranger in the Village” is the greatest essay ever written in English.  It’s scope, for one, is titanic.  It moves from a story of one black man’s experiences in a Swiss village … Continue reading →

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A Low Water Man

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Richard Guzman

—This articles is part of a series on The Arts of the Essay— “Leave the astronauts out of it, or the paratroop teams that free-fall for 10,000 feet…Leave out the six people who have survived the 220-foot fall from the … Continue reading →

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The Courage of Turtles

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Richard Guzman

This article is part of a series on The Arts of the Essay. _______________ “Turtles are a kind of bird with the governor turned low.”  That’s the first sentence of one of Edward Hoagland’s signature essays, “The Courage of Turtles.” … Continue reading →

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