Notes from Far North
Eric CyrWriting on writing and music from the underground of northern Minnesota. You betcha, y'know.
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Plausible impossibilities, implausible possibilities, and space for grace in poetics
New writing has taken a back-burner to some other activities in life lately, but I’m taking a moment to share some thoughts on my man Aristotle and the art of fiction.
In his Poetics, Aristotle argues that “The needs of poetry make what is...
The Goodness of the Strange
Two years ago, after a warm and dry winter, northern Minnesota received an overdue, heavy snowstorm at the beginning of Holy Week. As I write, we have another Holy Week blizzard outside my window, which reminded me of that year and a little...
A reflection and a fable
Today is my fourth child’s fifth birthday. He was born premature, gave us an in-utero scare, has visited the ER and had numerous close calls. We love him enormously. It felt like a fitting day to share this very short story and a little ref...
O Brilliant Darkness, Light Beyond Light
This post is in part a preparation for another post I plan to write about the excellent songwriter Eef Barzelay, aka Clem Snide. Before considering the songwriter, we first consider the mystic.
Since at least the Renaissance, man has incre...
Seven (or so) short stories you should read
Image of “Good Country People” by AfuChan
In my experience, most reading people either love short stories or really don’t get them. There are some exceptions—the O. Henry, neat-and-clean ending kind of short story—but the so-called New Yor...
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Author, musician, and teacher in Duluth, Minnesota. Writing on writing, music, and wherever the Spirit leads. Short story collection Here It Snows in June available for order from Wiseblood Books.
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