Author Archives: Christopher Burrow
Grammar Rules
Grammar rules rule—or do they? They certainly did in my day. As a grade school [...]
The Iceberg Man
In the pantheon of great American writers, Ernest Hemingway is probably the only one whose [...]
Reading Writers’ Letters & Diaries: What’s the Draw?
When we are young, our diaries and journals are filled with the silly and the [...]
Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Horrors of Salem
On images of the Salem Witch Trials in historical romance, horror, and collective memory. Nathaniel [...]
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5 Books of Essays That Inspire My Writing
Recently, my friend told me a story about when she went surfing in South Africa. [...]
Why Do Stories Matter?
Why do stories matter? A college professor asked our class this once. Why do stories [...]
The Rise of Hamilton
If you haven’t heard about the little show about a Founding Father that started out [...]
The Marathon of Infinite Jest
A novel 1,079 pages long is not the best one to start reading on a [...]
Five Great Film Adaptations of American Literature
5. No Country for Old Men (2007, dir. Joel and Ethan Coen) Cormac McCarthy’s novels [...]
Reading Novels…Again?
Paging through the same book more than once is normal — especially if it’s a [...]