“Willow herself came out a minute later. She was tall, and striking, and commanding, and had thick auburn hair down to her shoulders. When introduced, Maria and Willow circled each other warily, but without the circling.”
I Am Not Sure I Have Ever Been Damned with Fainter Praise
Introduction: So it is a red letter day, in that Rod Dreher came to my defense. But in his defense, he sure didn’t want to. “So, even though it probably makes him cringe to have Rod Dreher stand up for him, and believe me, it makes Rod Dreher cringe to do it …I’m going to …
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And So It Was That Mankind Decided to Accept His High and Lonely Destiny
Introduction: The first temptation of our first parents happened when the serpent set out the lure and possibility of being "as God" (Gen. 3:5). That was the bait in the first trap, and after six millennia, ...
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He Probably Couldn’t Have
“On the question of whether a nonexistent god could have created the world, he felt like he had suddenly gotten out of his depth, theologically speaking.”
A Covidatudinous Collection of Letters
Letter to the Editor: Reacting to "This Shambling and Shameful and Shambolic Shamdemic" I think your comparison of COVID-19 to climate change is irresponsible. There is no evidence that climate ...
Unctuosity
“There had apparently been plenty of oil left over after he had fixed his hair, and so he had figured out a way to work it into his smile.”
This Shambling and Shameful and Shambolic Shamdemic
Introduction: And so let me begin by explaining my use of that term shamdemic, in case that got your attention, and lest my views here be misrepresented. I do not mean that the virus is somehow fake, or that there are not places that are severely affected. I do not mean to belittle the suffering …
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A Lot of Trail Mix
“And in every last one of those buildings, there were women in striking outfits walking through those offices and hallways like so many tasty treats—red M&Ms in a skyscraper full of trail mix. So to speak.”
That’s How They Are Designed
Pretty Black
“Tom swallowed, saying nothing. He thought, involuntarily and somewhat guiltily, about one of them, whose heart he personally believed to be about as black as his grandfather’s leather Bible, which was pretty black.”