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.

Death of a Velociraptor

By Brian Doyle | Friday December 4, 2015

Getting Guys for a Game

Life’s too short not to play

By Brian Doyle | Friday November 27, 2015

The Holdup

Nothing to see here

By Brian Doyle | Friday November 20, 2015

The Praying Mantis Moment

You’ll never see this again

By Brian Doyle | Friday November 13, 2015

Prelude

The magical moments before the game

By Brian Doyle | Friday November 6, 2015

The Columnist

A note

By Brian Doyle | Friday October 30, 2015

The Inexhaustible Quarry of Memory

The things that make me laugh, still

By Brian Doyle | Friday October 23, 2015

Anniversary

Two lives, astounding and rich

By Brian Doyle | Friday October 16, 2015

A Note on Ironing Boards

They may be stashed away, but try going to Mass without one

By Brian Doyle | Friday October 9, 2015

The English Empire

A note

By Brian Doyle | Friday October 2, 2015

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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