Two of the American South’s most celebrated writers, Flannery 
O’Connor and Eudora Welty, presented their readers with stories 
situating life’s extraordinary moments within its quotidian or 
ordinary occasions. Welty’s “A Still Moment” and “A Worn Path” 
as well as O’Connor’s “Greenleaf” and “Revelation” show us 
that the seemingly insignificant moments in a person’s life are full 
of meaning—one might even say grace, even if grace 
sometimes discloses itself in situations that are challenging or 
painful. In addition to these four short fictions, this course, led by 
Dr. Darren Middleton, will read and discuss The Quotidian 
Mysteries by Kathleen Norris