Dr. Wm. Anthony ConnollyThe PivotI’m one of those people. I rehearse. I practice. I study. I read, ask questions. So it takes me a while to reach the larger questions one…3 min read·Oct 16, 2020----
Dr. Wm. Anthony ConnollyThe Art of HumilityIt’s one of those journey-not-a-destination kind of things3 min read·Apr 2, 2020----
Dr. Wm. Anthony ConnollyArgie-BargieIt’s always a good idea to once in a while take stock of yourself as an essayist. Here’s mine —8 min read·Dec 19, 2019--1--1
Dr. Wm. Anthony ConnollyTurning Ourselves into CharactersSomewhere in mid-Missouri it struck me: Phillip Lopate wasn’t Phillip Lopate.4 min read·Dec 19, 2019----
Dr. Wm. Anthony ConnollyToday’s MontaignesAt heart, a personal essay is an attempt to arrest oblivion by wrestling into some kind of shape, or purpose, the mess of life. After all…2 min read·Dec 19, 2019----
Dr. Wm. Anthony ConnollyOpen Body: Trying VeganismThis piece is inspired by a friend, who recently decided to become a vegetarian. She made the decision public on social media, and…6 min read·Jul 12, 2018----
Dr. Wm. Anthony ConnollyOn MemoryIn recent discussions on memory, a controversial issue has been whether collective memory or repressed memory is indeed authentic calling…8 min read·May 6, 2018----
Dr. Wm. Anthony ConnollyPerson from PorlockA dream. An opium-induced haze. Famously, either a dream or a drug helped or hindered Samuel Taylor Coleridge to realize his poem “Kubla…3 min read·Jan 13, 2017----
Dr. Wm. Anthony ConnollyDuctus!It’s the middle of the night, and I am twelve, maybe thirteen, when I awake in terrible pain. The pain is coming from between my legs. I…4 min read·Oct 6, 2016----
