The Essay Desk
Charles Dodd WhiteEssays about Literature, Philosophy, Nature, and Culture.
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Jonathan Miles and the New Prestige of the Short Novel
Brevity is having a moment in the book world. The critic Ron Charles noted in a Substack post last week that 6 of the 13 novels that appear on this year’s Booker Longlist are under 250 pages. One of my favorites from last year’s Booker Long...
Evan S. Connell
This week I’m up teaching a nonfiction workshop at the Hindman Settlement School, which is always a blast, but it has resulted in a serious shortage of writing time. So instead of a fresh post this week, I want to boost a link to an essay I...
The Suffering of Odysseus
This week Substack has been overrun with everyone adding their two cents about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, and while it probably just sorts me with the rabble, I thought I’d go ahead and share my own thoughts on the film, where it fall...
Headwaters
This week I’m sharing a short opening from a nonfiction piece I’ve been developing as part of a new memoir about living a mindful outdoor life. Hope you enjoy:
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Headwaters
A poem and a creek are derived from the same source‒...
Five Best Vietnam War Novels
Last year, I was caught up in a very specific mania. For some reason I can’t readily name, I renewed my obsession with the Vietnam War. I tried to get my hands on every obscure piece of fiction chronicling that strange and fascinating piece...
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Award-winning novelist and naturalist in east Tennessee. Marine veteran. Next novel, THE WORLD ITSELF, forthcoming in 2027 from Regal House.
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