A short - 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 - essay written for Paideia III at Wittenberg Academy, contrasting Sir Thomas More's 𝘜𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘢 with Luther's Works, especially his 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘮.
This article was originally published in Volume 1, Issue 1 of Aquarius: The Journal of Living Ideas. You can find it at theaquariusjournal.page.gd. I author a travel column, entitled The Road Goes Ever On and On. I highly recommend subscribing to the Aquarius Journal and reading the other great articles there, but for now you can read my column here.
A speech written for Rhetoric III at Wittenberg Academy. This is the "Original Oration" assignment, designed to be the culmination of my work in the three Rhetoric and the three Logic classes. Because of this, I thought that there was no better topic to examine than why we should turn to Classical Education in the Modern World. Enjoy!
My final paper for Paideia II, written on the faults of mediaeval Scholasticism, both in their own arguments and in theological situations.
My seventh installment in the remastered version of The Travel Times; covering our adventures at Bandolier National Monument in New Mexico.
This little Thinkpiece was written for Rhetoric III. It is a fictional dialogue between St. Paul and Quintilian, discussing the use of Pathos in argumentation. It is based on the storyline outlined in Dr. Jim Tallmon’s book, Of Rhetoric and Redemption in La Rioja, which is a great read that I would heartily recommend. This essay is also my first short story, the body coming in at about 1333 words. Being on the shorter side, I couldn’t quite expand themes and whatnot, but here it is. Enjoy!
My sixth installment in the remastered Travel Times, the third and final covering my adventures in Texas.
This is what I like to think is my best poem. I can't remember, now, exactly what prompted me to write it, but write it I did, seeking to write a poem that put me - and the reader - in a situation other than their own, one which might make one turn to the words of Psalm 23:4, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me." Whether this goal was actually achieved is another story, but maybe it's as good as I'd like to think. Maybe. Anyway, enjoy!
This is a quick poem I wrote after driving through our state capitol of Columbus. I initially entitled it "On the Moderno," using a term a friend coined. Before posting it on my website, however, I had a hankering for a fancy Latin name, so I went with "Homines Modernæ Ætatis," that is, "Men of the modern age." Towards the end it also has a quick reference to the Sound of Silence, the particular line of which I had on my mind at the time. Enjoy!
This is the final essay which I wrote for Rhetoric I at Wittenberg Academy. It connects Richard Weaver’s essay “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘴 and the Nature of Rhetoric” with Cicero’s texts on the artistic proofs. Enjoy!