Books That Haunt: The Man Who Was Thursday

Each Tuesday, until I decide otherwise, TruePravda will feature a different book in the Books That Haunt series. If there was ever a more intriguing book title than G.K. Chesterton’s The Man Who Was Thursday, I have yet to find it. With the exception of Friday in Robinson Crusoe and Joe Friday in Dragnet, I … Read more

Books That Haunt: Introduction

There are actually some people who think that fiction is a waste of time. Only books that have “real” meaning should be explored, they say, and the wistful realm of the ficticious is merely a chasing after idols. I am not one of those people. I believe that works of fiction—good works, mind you, can … Read more