Tag Archives: The Arts of the Essay
Red Wolves and Black Bears
This is part of a series on The Arts of the Essay, and also continues the Earth Day theme of “Thinking Globally, Acting Locally?” The short review below was written for The Virginia Quarterly Review in the late 70’s (a … Continue reading
Threshold and the Jolt of Pain
Turtles that “loom underwater like an apocryphal hippo,” or walk like some “grand, concise, slow-moving id; lions that roar “like pianos pushed along on hollow floors;” dogs with “epistolary anal glands”—Edward Hoagland’s writing is crammed with such similes and metaphors, … Continue reading
Dogs and the Tug of Life
The chances of me ever owning a dog are slim to none, though not having one is one of my wife’s constant complaints. “Everyone has a dog but me!” She’s fond of the exaggeration, saying it in half—but only half—jest. I … Continue reading