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Robert Clark

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Who I thanked on my MFA graduation day

One week ago today — Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Camp Casey Conference Center on Whidbey Island — I was invited to the podium before my special guests, as well as the students, faculty, and staff of Seattle Pacific University's MFA in Creative Writing. This was the moment: I would

On Songs & Albums

Author Robert Clark's Christmas Playlist

You may know the name Robert Clark because of his celebrated writing. Since I pay attention to his recommendations in almost everything, I knew that I wanted to include his Christmas playlist in this series.

Lord... Save Us From Your Followers!

Browser, 10/30

Image journal's Gregory Wolfe considers Robert Clark's new book Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in the City of Masterpieces, and responds to the Washington Postreview by Michael Dirda. * Jim Wallis Demands an apology from James Dobson for that "Letter from 2012". And you can

On Books & Writing

A Compelling and Personal Account of Italy's Great Flood

In The Washington Post, Michael Dirda discusses Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in the City of Masterpieces, a thrilling new account of Italy's 1966 flood. Check it out, and add this to your autumn reading list. It's on mine. Full disclosure: I enjoyed a dinnertime conversation

Reader mailstrom, 10/16: Through a Screen Darkly; Prince Caspian; Lakeview Terrace; Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Welcome to Reader Mailstrom, a chronicle of stand-outs from the daily maelstrom of Looking Closer email. * DARKLY PLEASED From Chris: The part where you talked about being on a date and tearing up at the film you were seeing rang close to home. That happened to me at Atonement last