Anton Chekhov

Chekhov's “A Boring Story: From an Old Man’s Notes” does not have the most promising title.  The tale is about an elderly university professor, also not very promising. But, then, in the middle of this "boring story," the professor talks about lecturing at a college The passage is quite literally stunning.  It is without a doubt the single best description of what it is like for me to give a lecture (or a sermon) that I have ever read.  It’s a bit long for a blog post, … [Read more...] about On Lecturing