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Why would a Christian author immerse her stories in darkness? Why would she use violent imagery that directly relates to Christianity, race, class, disability, and illness? And how can this darkness guide us toward the importance of love in the flesh, of personal connection and vulnerability? In this conversation, Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson, author of Flannery O’Connor’s Why Do the Heathen Rage? A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Work in Progress, and Amy Julia Becker explore:

• Flannery O'Connor's unique perspective on faith and darkness
• The portrayal of disability in O’Connor’s stories
• Love in the abstract versus love in the flesh
• Challenges of publishing an unfinished manuscript
• How the prophetic imagination in O'Connor's work confronts the dominant culture's illusions about the good life

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Guest Bio:

Jessica Hooten Wilson (PhD, Baylor University) is the Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. She is the author or editor of eight books, including Flannery O’Connor’s Why Do the Heathen Rage? A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Work in Progress, Reading for the Love of God, The Scandal of Holiness (winner of a Christianity Today 2023 Award of Merit), and Giving the Devil His Due: Demonic Authority in the Fiction of Flannery O’Connor and Fyodor Dostoevsky (winner of a 2018 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award). Wilson speaks around the world on topics as varied as Russian novelists, Catholic thinkers, and Christian ways of reading.
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• Website: https://jessicahootenwilson.com/
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• Flannery O’Connor’s Why Do the Heathen Rage? A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Work in Progress
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TRANSCRIPT: amyjuliabecker.com/jessica-hooten-wilson

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WRITERS' BLOCK Michael Farris Smith is having quite a year! His latest novel, Salvage This World was released to huge acclaim, and he has written screenplays based on two of his other titles, both of which were released this fall, Desperation Road and Rumble Through The Dark. Michael joins Patti Callahan Henry and Ron Block to explore his road to publication, his expeience in Hollywood, and his appreciation for all his success. Michael is such a vivid storyteller and his honesty, humor and humility make this episode truly special. 

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A sermon preached by Jamie Howison on the occasion of the ordination of Andrew Colman and Christopher Barnes, held on Tuesday August 22, 2023 at St John's Cathedral in Winnipeg. You can take a look at the web post for this podcast by clicking here. 

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This episode of Books for Men features Page Fright by Harry Bruce. A fun read about the fetishes and foibles of famous writers. The book will remind you of the many (often conflicting) ways writers write. Where to write? When to write? What tools to use? How fast to write? Alcohol? Good luck charms? And, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Listen for more!

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Wendy and Amy take a look at two short stories by Flannery O'Connor, "The Geranium" and "Greenleaf." They also taste test a very interesting looking Naturally Green Prosecco Jello Shot. First line predictions go sideways, endings are Gothic, and themes of hubris and aging round out this fun discussion. Pop a cork to aging with grace!

Today's Prosecco Jello Shot:  A Naturally Green Prosecco Jello Shot from Cooking Light

This Season’s Books
1) First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Authors
2) The Best American Short Stories of the Century, edited by John Updike

Today's Short Stories by Flannery O'Connor
1) "The Geranium"
2)  "Greenleaf"

Additional Links from Today's  Episode
1) How Racist Was Flannery O'Connor
2) 12 Writing Tips from Flannery O'Connor
3) Fast Asleep  Podcast by Gina Marie: "Greenleaf" Part 1 & Part 2

Summer course that inspired this Season's Episodes - The Great Courses Course: Great American Short Stories | A Guide for Readers and Writers featuring Professor Jennifer Cognard-Black Ph.D. 

Act One Podcast - Episode 19 - Interview with Screenwriter and Director, Scott Teems.

Scott is an Act One alumni and a Georgia-born filmmaker whose upcoming projects include the Universal/Blumhouse releases HALLOWEEN KILLS, which he co-wrote with David Gordon Green and Danny McBride, THE EXORCIST, another collaboration with Green and McBride, and Stephen King’s FIRESTARTER, which he adapted for the screen and will executive produce.

Scott adapted another King property, THE BREATHING METHOD, which is in development with Spyglass and director Gore Verbinski, and he wrote the upcoming sequel INSIDIOUS 5 for Sony/Blumhouse and director Patrick Wilson. Scott also penned the adaptation of Abraham Verghese’s bestselling novel CUTTING FOR STONE for BRON Studios, Anonymous Content, and director Richie Mehta.

Scott’s previous credits as writer-director include the award-winning films THAT EVENING SUN, HOLBROOK/TWAIN, and most recently, THE QUARRY.

Scott was a writer and co-executive producer of the popular Netflix series NARCOS: MEXICO, and he wrote, directed, and produced three seasons of the acclaimed, Peabody Award-winning SundanceTV drama RECTIFY.

The Act One Podcast provides insight and inspiration on the business and craft of Hollywood from a Christian perspective.

Have you become dry or hardened in your spiritual life or as Jesus warned, are you an "old Wineskin"? In this episode, we will look at the ways that can become a reality in each of our lives and we search for the remedy for those who want to stay alive and renewed in their spiritual experience.  Come to the table as we reach back and lean in as we go deeper with God.

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The Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Famer discusses getting clean and sober with the help of Stevie Ray Vaughan; why he hated his first album; the Flannery O'Connor quote that guides his songwriting life; his collaborations with Eric Church; and the little trick he played on Ringo Starr.

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This week on Get Lit, we head to Georgia to meet Flannery O'Connor, prolific short story writer and despiser of mediocrity (which is sad seeing that she appeared on this podcast...).

Paul Elie is a senior fellow with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and the director of the American Pilgrimage Project. His books include “The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage” and “Reinventing Bach.” This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Paul Elie — Faith Fired by Literature.” Find more at onbeing.org.