'The Deathless Alleluia Of The Windfall World'

On Philip Sherrard, Andrei Tarkovsky, and the meaning of a broken watch

Good afternoon from Rome, where I ought to be ashamed of myself (well, more than usual). Everybody back home in Louisiana is suffering the effects of catastrophic Hurricane Ida, but here I am on a book tour, enjoying myself. Please, please pray for the people of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, and give generously if you can to relief efforts.

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