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

My Tax Questionnaire

By Brian Doyle | Friday February 27, 2015

This Is Russia

By Brian Doyle | Friday February 20, 2015

A Shaggy Dog Story

By Brian Doyle | Friday February 13, 2015

Learning to Drive

By Brian Doyle | Friday February 6, 2015

Bunt

By Brian Doyle | Friday January 30, 2015

The Game

By Brian Doyle | Friday January 23, 2015

Eating the Avalanche

By Brian Doyle | Friday January 16, 2015

Last Songs

By Brian Doyle | Friday January 9, 2015

Twelve Hats

By Brian Doyle | Friday January 2, 2015

Joe Strummer Day

By Brian Doyle | Friday December 19, 2014

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