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July 8, 2015
There Ain’t No Devil, That’s Just God When He’s Drunk
Originally posted on mishaburnett:
“Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one-the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.” C. S. Lewis The Screwtape Letters This is a followup to this morning’s post on…
“Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one-the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.” C. S. Lewis The Screwtape Letters This is a followup to this morning’s post on…
July 3, 2015
Stranger Worlds Than These by L.J. Cohen
Combining fluid language with solid structure, Cohen creates a series of speculative tales that raise questions without ever confusing the reader. The collection contains seven short stories of science-fiction and fantasy: Diversity: an alien, raised on Earth after her parents … Continue reading →
July 1, 2015
All the Angles
On my way to the shops this morning, I saw someone wearing a t-shirt advertising an angling resort. The logo was a happy fish. It might have been because the temperature was in excess of 35C, but that seemed very … Continue reading →
June 29, 2015
Fear of the Unknown
Societies have locked up or otherwise punishing anti-social elements for most of recorded history. And every society, no matter how extreme the punishments, has still had anti-social elements. So, instead of marking those elements as even less part of society, … Continue reading →
June 26, 2015
Bird Lizard Horse by August Smith
Taking the worrying image that each expression of a concept is soul using imperfect flesh to form imperfect language for imperfect flesh to interpret for soul, Smith provides a solid example of why people who are at a party with … Continue reading →
June 24, 2015
Masculine Rhyme
This week’s To Be Read Podcast was on the theme of fathers, fictional and not. I enjoyed both the shout-out for Greenstar and the discussion, but I also enjoyed it for reminding me of a person who showed me one … Continue reading →
June 22, 2015
A Mouth like a Genocide
Earlier today, a friend shared the Toast’s list of tropes from romance fiction. In love, like food, personal taste is the only judge, so I present it for your consideration without comment. …save to repeat ‘a mouth like a genocide’.
June 19, 2015
Sword Bearer by Teddy Jacobs
Combining an interesting world with an accessible hero, Jacobs creates a fantasy quest that flows quickly without sacrificing a sense of epic possibility beneath the surface. Anders is the son of a provincial diplomat. Descendant of warrior magicians, he has … Continue reading →
June 17, 2015
Freedom Is An Opiate
Misha Burnett (an excellent author and thinker) commented on a previous post that something was a medical issue not a civil rights issue. His point is clear, but it set me thinking: are medicine and human rights separate? On the … Continue reading →
June 15, 2015
A Pareto of Prejudice
Caitlyn Jenner’s decision to present as female has been in the news recently, as have reactions to it from various people and organisations. And, being interested in equal rights, those perspectives have been a frequent feature of various of my … Continue reading →
