Tag Archives: James Joyce

Seven-Storied World: The Stories that Compose Literature

Posted on March 28, 2026 by salooper57

The English journalist Christopher Booker published “The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories” in 2004. He argues – some would say unsuccessfully – that all the stories we know belong to one of seven plot types. Continue reading →

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In praise of the widow’s mite

Posted on September 27, 2014 by salooper57

In the biblical Gospels of Mark and Luke we have the account of the widow’s mite. In this story Jesus and his disciples watch as worshipers come to place their offerings in one of thirteen trumpet-shaped offering containers located in … Continue reading →

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