A MARVELOUS WORLD/ SAUL BELLOW
Theories of a wholly good or a wholly malevolent world strike him as foolish. Of those who believe in a wholly good world he says that they do not understand depravity. As for pessimists, the question he asks of them is, “Is that all they see, such people?” For him the world is both, […]
The Wrath of Heaven or Hell
Several years ago, I wrote a short short story for a creative writing class at Northwestern. I was supposed to imitate a writer. At the time, I was reading some of Garcia Marquez’s tales. So I selected him. I hope you like it. Here it goes: The […]
