My good friend Carl Hasler has forwarded me this excellent article: http://www.firstthings.com/article/2013/12/the-catholic-writer-today. I had read it already but it dawned on me that I should share it with visitors to the Ink Desk. The article’s author, Dana Gioia, is an all too rare light in today’s literary darkness.
It’s long, but not a word is wasted. I’ve just sent a link to a few editors I know…