Category Archives: literature

The Book of Jonah: God’s Concern for Nineveh

Posted on December 9, 2025 by paulyr2

The book of Jonah is a short work,1 only four chapters, which tells an adventure story of the prophet Jonah. Jonah was a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in eighth century before Christ. Jonah is mentioned in Second … Continue reading →

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A Stack of Books

Posted on February 26, 2025 by paulyr2

One stack of books among an arrangement of seven on a table in basement. I have many more books down there and throughout the house. Here are titles from bottom to top. What is the meaning of this? Get wisdom! … Continue reading →

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A Definition for ScienceFiction

Posted on January 26, 2024 by paulyr2

Science fiction is a genre within literature and film; since writing is thousands of years older than film-making, origin of this category is to be found there, in novels and short stories. In the western world, classic science fiction authors include … Continue reading →

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A Message from the Middle Ages

Posted on March 15, 2022 by paulyr2

A 2021 film, ‘The Green Knight,’ directed by David Lowery, is based on the medieval poetic tale, ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ (14th century, middle English) by unknown author. Here is a portion, lines 485-490, which ends Part One. … Continue reading →

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Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964): Writer of Novels, Short Stories, Essays

Posted on February 11, 2022 by paulyr2

Mary Flannery O’Connor died at age 39 from Lupus and because of her self-discipline, dedication to writing and her Roman Catholic faith, produced two novels, thirty-two short stories, essays, reviews, letters, prayers, cartoons, that entertain and educate readers in the … Continue reading →

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