Enjoy a snippet of old film footage in which little Mary Flannery O’Connor from Savannah, Georgia, the girl who would become one of America’s most important authors. You will see Ms. O’Connor and her backward-walking chicken, both of which are featured in a 1932 Pathe News release.

Here is something very much worth noting at Jewish Ideas Daily; D. G. Myers offers readers an important reconsideration of Anzia Yezierska’s Bread Givers.

Novels, Stories, and More will remain inactive, without new postings, because I will be preoccupied with more mundane and practical matters on campus, in the community, and–most importantly–at home. However, because of a good friend’s recommendation, this blog will remain online and archives will remain available.

I found something special at Steven Riddle’s excellent blog, A Momentary Taste of Being, a site you ought to visit someday by clicking on the link in the right margin.

Steven Riddle (at his superb blog) offers readers (including me) this wonderful discovery: The Library of America has been posting short stories (and other short works) for readers. Check it out through Steven’s site, which you can access here.