Sibella Giorello's Blog, page 11

Great Britainnia, thank you

It seems that the only honest "environmental journalists" are in England. 

Making a List, Checking it Twice....

When I was a features reporter at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, I had to write "Best Of" lists every December. The lists were always fun to write, and I looked forward to the assignment.

But I just realized it's more fun to make the list.

Here's the "Best Fiction of 2009" from The Christian Manifesto.

Totally caught me by surprise.

Merrrrrry Christmas!

New Interview

First, Tim George humbles me with praise for "The Rivers Run Dry."

Next he makes me think so hard that I have to reach for a math analogy to explain what's wrong with the label "Christian fiction." Check out the interview.

And check out what Tim has to say about men and fiction. Interesting discussion.

That Olde-Tyme Religion

More solid food for thought on environmentalism:  Green Religion.

Did Hear the News?

Did you hear the news?

Probably not.

Because it exposes how bogus the science is behind global warming.

Here's more on the "scientists," thank the UK presss:  Data dump dudes.

Ed Begley: Nice and neutralized

 In case you missed Ed Begley's best performance since "St. Elsewhere," check out this clip. Ed went on national television to defend the indefensible: scientists who fudge results.

A well-intentioned idiot, Ed is referring to the recent whistleblower revelations that scientists chose not to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request, and instead destroyed evidence that contradicted Al Gore's favorite income-stream hypothesis. The same hacks also plotted revenge on any scientist who didn...

Run for the Weirdos

I'm working though one of my out-of-sync episodes. Where I feel like I'm from another planet. These altered states used bother me. I feared it was a permanent condition, like I would start collecting stray cats and newspapers and never take out the garbage, ever.
As I've gotten older, I've realized separation is part of creative life. You're not going to be here-and-now all the time. And you can't predict when your mind will take leave over some story that works as a scene inside a...

Truth and Fiction

I had a book signing last night with my favorite journalism professor, Doug Underwood of the University of Washington. This guy helped me stay in newspapers -- and he's also part of the reason I got out to write longer pieces. He followed the same track in his career. His latest book is "Journalism and the Novel: Truth and Fiction, 1700-2000."
Unlike a lot of academic books, I found myself savoring this one with its stories about Steinbeck's journey to gather material for "The Grapes of...

Breath and Death

Bette Midler says she wakes up every morning and asks her husband for a divorce.

"It clears the air," explains the Divine Miss M.

For sort of the same reason, I wake up every morning and run through the local cemetery. It's a small field near my house with several dozen graves on a mountainside overlooking the valley below. Green and lush, still as death, the cemetery puts my day in perspective. Glancing at the names and dates -- and sometimes fresh dirt beside a waiting cavity -- I have to...

Guys and Cars and God

On our way back from the amazing bookstore, we pulled into an Olive Garden for dinner. Just as we sat down, two girls appeared at our table. They looked frantic.
"A guy just hit your car!" exclaimed the first girl.
"We saw the whole thing," said the second girl. "He didn't leave a note or anything. So we took down his license number."
Turns out, they had seen us walk into the restaurant. Moments later, our car got hit. My husband's car.
"Did the guy drive away?" my husband asked.
"No, he...