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 Guy Who Wore His Son Like a Scarf

By Brian Doyle | Friday February 26, 2016

A Note on Shots

By Brian Doyle | Friday February 12, 2016

Pregnancy

By Brian Doyle | Friday January 29, 2016

How to Change a Diaper

By Brian Doyle | Friday January 22, 2016

The Gagger

By Brian Doyle | Friday January 15, 2016

A Boston Story

By Brian Doyle | Friday January 8, 2016

The Black Hole

By Brian Doyle | Friday December 18, 2015

Huddle

By Brian Doyle | Friday December 11, 2015

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