Poem: He left
He left Patrick T. Reardon Old enough to know, Denmark Jones knew his father did not fight battles outside the house. He thought to be a cook, a singer, [...]
Book review: “Pine” by Laura Mason
Here’s a thought: Somewhere in the American Southwest — the exact location is a highly guarded secret — is a Great Basin bristlecone that botanists and foresters estimate to be [...]
Poem: All manner of thing
All manner of thing By Patrick T. Reardon “Sin is behovely, but all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be [...]
Poem: Angels are out tonight
Angels are out tonight Patrick T. Reardon Tonight, the typewriter keys slam rhythm to ease coarse electricity under the skin. The Sister of the Sacred Heart pleads alms [...]
Poem: Eclipse
Eclipse By Patrick T. Reardon Credit: NASA Kegan Barber The afternoon of the solar eclipse feels like bright Good Friday. I have no desire to look at the [...]
Essay: We are all Us
The gospel reading this weekend in Roman Catholic churches around the world is a very familiar one to Christians — and with good reason. In Mark’s telling of the life [...]
Book review: “Cry My Beloved America” by Alexander Polikoff
Alexander Polikoff’s Cry My Beloved America is a most depressing book, especially in these days before the November 5 presidential election. But that’s not Polikoff’s fault. He’s just the messenger. [...]
Poem: In her pain
In her pain (Brother Elbow and Little Sister poem #7) By Patrick T. Reardon We sit with Trump enthusiasts, Elbow, Sister and I. Oh, Elbow, calm [...]
Book review: “King’s Ransom” by Ed McBain
Steve Carella is the most gentlemanly of detectives, and, in the squad room of the 87th precinct, he is respected by his peers. But, after witnessing Douglas King refuse numerous [...]
Book review: “Muddy Ground: Native Peoples, Chicago’s Portage, and the Transformation of a Continent” by John William Nelson
The key moment in John William Nelson’s important, original and eye-opening history of the place that became the city of Chicago — Muddy Ground: Native Peoples, Chicago's Portage, and the [...]