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On Sincerity
Why we don't know who we are or what we are doing, and how the only way to find the self is first to lose it.
Aug 4
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L.W. Blakely
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July 2025
On Art and Beauty
Aristotle, Jacques Maritain, and Caroline Gordon on beauty as a transcendental property and the perfection of art.
Jul 20
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L.W. Blakely
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On the Motherland
Thoughts on my trip to England and Scotland last spring.
Jul 11
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L.W. Blakely
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June 2025
On Art as Imitation
Aristotle, Jacques Maritain, and Caroline Gordon on the imitative quality of art and fiction. Further notes on people watching and the artist and the…
Jun 27
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L.W. Blakely
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Millennial Insincerity and Cutting the Crap
A review of Matthew Gasda’s "The Sleepers" (Arcade Publishing, May 2025)
Jun 20
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L.W. Blakely
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Poems (Archive)
An archive of all poetry previously published under 'Songs of a Sojourn' on The Wayfarer
Jun 12
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L.W. Blakely
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Restructuring
A letter to my readers about a few changes and why I'm making them.
Jun 10
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L.W. Blakely
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May 2025
No Word in Death's Favor (Part III)
The Runaway reaches the final destination and there finds what he is looking for. It is Satisfaction, so Death says.
May 30
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L.W. Blakely
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No Word in Death's Favor (Part II)
As he follows The Guide deeper into The Underground in pursuit of Satisfaction, The Runaway encounters two faces, a Madman, and a Fallen Angel.
May 19
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L.W. Blakely
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A Crusader Against Despair: Walker Percy at 35 (Word on Fire)
A preview of my recent article on Word on Fire's Evangelization & Culture Online commemorating the legacy of the great Southern Catholic writer and…
May 13
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L.W. Blakely
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April 2025
No Word in Death's Favor (Part I)
The Boy finally had enough of his misery and went looking for Satisfaction. Henceforth, he was no longer The Boy but became The Runaway. If only he knew…
Apr 30
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L.W. Blakely
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A Traveler's Tales: A Roadmap
A 'table of contents' of sorts for my fiction. Start here.
Apr 24
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L.W. Blakely
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