All Comments on 'A Stylite in New York'

What's a "Stylite?"

I don't know what to make of this story.

Boyd

I actually said what a Stylite is in the story. Its a type of ascetic who stands on a pillar while fasting and praying. The practice never caught on in the west, but if you look up Symeon the Stylite or other historical examples you'll learn quite a bit.