Hermits around the web – Hermitary
news, sites, and pages of interest about hermits and solitude
Independent filmmaker (US) Stephen Riehl of Maboroshi Productions has begun development on a documentary film titled The Stylite: A Matter of Faith, about a monk who is hoping to live atop Katskhi Pillar as a stylite in the Republic of Georgia’s Imereti region. A Hermitary blog entry refers to the monk. URLs: http://www.thestylite.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Stylite-a-matter-of-faith/109361395794331
In this short video from Emerson College (Boston), writer and faculty-member Steve Himmer talks about his novel, The Bee-Loud Glade, which will be published in Spring 2011. The novel features an ornamental hermit: “The Bee-Loud Glade brings this odd pastime to the present day, where a billionaire named Mr. Crane hires Finch to be his …
Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer is a documentary film by Morris Chumley and John McGuckin scheduled for release in early 2011. A companion book published by HarperOne will be available. A trailer is available at the film website and clips are available on YouTube by searching under the user/contributor (see links below). The authors’ summary …
A new summary of the life of Robert E. Harrill (1893-1972), the “Fort Fisher hermit” of Wilmington, North Carolina, from the Star News. Includes a photo of Harrill and his dog. URL: http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090815/ARTICLES/908159990/1004?Title=Eye-on-the-Fort-Fisher-Hermit
Robert E. Harrill, called the “Fort Fisher Hermit,” was a popular hermit near Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1955-1972, receiving and entertaining visitors in the abandoned sea-side military bunker that he called home. He is the subject of several books and a documentary film. Two Web sites are: “Fort Fisher Hermit” at http://www.carolinabeach.com/history/memory/hermit.htm and “The Hermit …