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 Lightness of Errol Flynn

In praise of the irresistible swashbuckler

By Brian Doyle | Monday December 5, 2016

Well, Some of It Was True

The life and death of Joe Strummer of the Clash

By Brian Doyle | Monday June 6, 2016

His Subtle Speech

A gentle nudge at the fork of the road

By Brian Doyle | Wednesday June 1, 2016

Boxing Out

A Note

By Brian Doyle | Wednesday June 1, 2016

The Spitter

Spare the frogs but not the scorpions

By Brian Doyle | Wednesday June 1, 2016

The Island

Where I’m from

By Brian Doyle | Wednesday June 1, 2016

The Eloquent Silence of It

Sometimes you don’t need to fill the gaps

By Brian Doyle | Wednesday June 1, 2016

His Listening

A celebration of a rare and extraordinary thing

By Brian Doyle | Friday May 27, 2016

The Bulletin Board of Your Head

Who has a ponytail at 70?

By Brian Doyle | Friday May 20, 2016

Crush

The way she flowed into that bus

By Brian Doyle | Friday May 13, 2016

The Mark and Measure of the Man

By Brian Doyle | Friday October 10, 2014

First Day

By Brian Doyle | Friday October 3, 2014

The Compost Heap

By Brian Doyle | Friday September 26, 2014

Late Summer Softball

By Brian Doyle | Friday September 19, 2014

The Heft of the Horse

By Brian Doyle | Friday September 12, 2014

Leap

By Brian Doyle | Wednesday September 10, 2014

All Possible Pie

By Brian Doyle | Friday September 5, 2014

The School Bus Schedule

By Brian Doyle | Friday August 29, 2014

Your Favorite Season

By Brian Doyle | Friday August 22, 2014

Surf City

By Brian Doyle | Friday August 15, 2014

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