Category Archives: Brian Doyle

The Time I Did Not Give Brian Doyle a Piggy-Back Ride

Posted on December 17, 2019 by

I’m staying with the Brian theme one more time.–jrs Writers write, but authors have to do other stuff as well. Some of that stuff involves traveling around, reading some of what you’ve written, and discussing the sometimes mysterious differences between … Continue reading →

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A prayer for my friend Brian Doyle and my grandpuppy Toulouse

Posted on November 1, 2019 by

This uses the form Brian invented for his Book of Uncommon Prayer and is used here out of deep profound respect–jrs Who never met but I would offer a few years off my life to watch them measure each other. … Continue reading →

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Muselessness

Posted on October 1, 2019 by

I’m supposed to be finishing a novel but I’m not. It’s a murky late summer day with an uncertain sky and a directionally challenged breeze smelling of salt and fir, marsh and cedar. My characters are all hovering around the … Continue reading →

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A Celebration of Brian Doyle

Posted on October 3, 2017 by

Wonderful piece by Michael McGregor. Check it out: https://magazine.nd.edu/news/the-story-catcher/

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Haiku: For Brian

Posted on November 23, 2016 by

My friend, if I could exchange places with you now I most surely would.

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