Brian Doyle

Brian Doyle, an essayist and novelist, died on May 27, 2017. To read Epiphanies, his longtime blog for the Scholar, please go here.

The Box Scores

Affectionate arithmetic

By Brian Doyle | Friday October 18, 2013

Donald

In remembrance

By Brian Doyle | Friday October 11, 2013

Mick’s Wedding

The party went all night long

By Brian Doyle | Friday October 4, 2013

The Kindergarten Bus

It seems like just the other day …

By Brian Doyle | Friday September 27, 2013

A Day in the Country

Imagine the absurdity of Dad on a horse …

By Brian Doyle | Friday September 20, 2013

Baptism

A Note

By Brian Doyle | Friday September 13, 2013

The Drive Through

The aftermath of a crash

By Brian Doyle | Friday September 6, 2013

Have Faith

A conversation in four quarters

By Brian Doyle | Friday August 30, 2013

How Did You Become a Writer?

(Short answer: By writing)

By Brian Doyle | Friday August 23, 2013

My Salt-Water Farm

A boyhood dream of good soil and willing insects

By Brian Doyle | Friday August 16, 2013

The Lightness of Errol Flynn

By Brian Doyle | Monday December 5, 2016

Well, Some of It Was True

By Brian Doyle | Monday June 6, 2016

His Subtle Speech

By Brian Doyle | Wednesday June 1, 2016

Boxing Out

By Brian Doyle | Wednesday June 1, 2016

The Spitter

By Brian Doyle | Wednesday June 1, 2016

The Island

By Brian Doyle | Wednesday June 1, 2016

The Eloquent Silence of It

By Brian Doyle | Wednesday June 1, 2016

His Listening

By Brian Doyle | Friday May 27, 2016

The Bulletin Board of Your Head

By Brian Doyle | Friday May 20, 2016

Crush

By Brian Doyle | Friday May 13, 2016

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