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Where legends come from

I’m currently reading a rambling non-fiction “thriller” by a (former?) FBI agent involved in profiling serial criminals. Mindhunter. He points out early on that this (serial offenses) is a relatively...

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The best argument I’ve yet met for “old-earth” creationism:

Bedbugs. And maybe mosquitoes. Not being a “providentialist” (or whatever they call themselves– the Calvinist-leaning types, which is most of my church, so I don’t mean that as a slam) I don’t believe...

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“Now it can be told.”

I’ve always loved that “aside” in folktales.  (From Aladdin and the Magic Lamp by Kunstler:) The magician howled and flew into such a rage the earth shook, and the boulder rolled back into place,...

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Hero as Mother?

What a fascinating thought!  LitLove at Tales from the Reading Room analyzed Twilight with this view I’d never seen before; basically that the ideal romantic partner is as all-powerful, all-providing,...

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Hi. This isn’t facebook.

This is my non-techie way of tying up the loose end of this blog template having a (purported) Facebook link, and me not booking my face. Sorry if that’s disappointing. I’m told FB will be non-optional...

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2009 Book Wrap-up

Well, I didn’t even try to hook into any of the reading “challenges” floating around the web, despite referencing two of them on my own blog. In the final analysis, I read 26 novels.  The count was...

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