Previous editions of my yearly fundraising letter have argued that a journal like Dappled Things needs to exist in order to enrich and revitalize contemporary culture. I stand by those words, yet it’s clear to me now that such statements suggested, however vaguely, some sort of plan to transform society one short story at a time. As one of our most recent features puts it, “‘beauty will save the world’ has become a well-loved cliché.” If anyone was still under the impression that any such scheme could succeed, 2016 should have put those illusions to rest.
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I like what you say in this and I also like what you don’t say , if you see what I mean .
It’s such a pity that Dappled Things has to rely on money to continue & flourish .
Couldn’t you just continue as a free WordPress blog ?
Thanks for your kind words about DT Denis. To answer your question, we could become a free blog, but in that case we’d lose a lot of the content that makes us great, not to mention the lovely printed edition that attracts that content. Without that, we might remain a nice blog, but we could not be a hub for fostering the rebirth of Catholic letters, which is a big part of what we’ve been working on all these years (and which I believe we are starting to see the first signs of).
You have made the case very well. I too think DT plays a unique role in supporting Catholic literature and will continue to support it. You have produced something unique. The print journal is a beautiful thing and it is a forum for voices and artists that I (and others) would not otherwise hear or see. Obviously, this requires financial support and I will be providing my share next week.