These sentences from Wendell Berry’s Jayber Crow remain in my mind. The context is of life-long farmer whose son-in-law who is commencing life on the farm. As the story unfolds the different perspectives of an older and newer cultural perspective give rise to a struggle that will unfold over a couple of decades. But as …
I’m continuing to wend my way through Wendell Berry’s Jayber Crow. The narrative doesn’t seem displeased by my sporadic visitations. Jayber has inherited the additional tasks of being the town grave-digger and the cleaner of the church in fictional Port William. Since he now cleans the building, he has taken to attending services. The commentary …
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