Steveawiggins

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• Leaping Years

  

  Maybe it’s just me, but February seems long this year. Wait, it’s leap year! But that doesn’t explain it all. Today may be a gimme—another day in what has... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Without Peer

  

  Peer review makes the world go round. Well, at least the academic world. It’s based on a simple enough premise: if your academic work is passable other... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Cbd

  

  They found me. I used to call them CBD, but because of the popularity of a certain hemp-based product, Christian Book Distributors changed its name. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Speaking of X

  

  The project that ultimately led to Holy Horror and Nightmares with the Bible was an article. Intrigued that the quasi-horror Fox series Sleepy Hollow was so... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Future Warming

  

  It’s a good thing global warming is a myth, but somebody forgot to tell the hyacinths and lilies in my backyard. February in Pennsylvania is not when you... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Horror Homework

  

  Although I haven’t been writing much on horror here lately, I’ve been doing my homework. At least for homeroom. Horror Homeroom, that is. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hearts Are Dark

  

  For the most part, reading introductions to literary works is tedious. Since this edition of Heart of Darkness was brief enough, and the introduction wasn’t as... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Reading Education

  

  Perhaps like me you’re afraid of the news. Not because it’s fake, but because it’s real. Then every once in a while curiosity gets the better of me and I uncove... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Frankenstein, Frankly

  

  The classics. No matter how much I read more contemporary fiction, the classics keep me coming back. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a classic in more than a... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Families in Trees

  

  Genealogy is one of those things that’s fascinating as long as it’s yours. It’s not hard to lose a few (or many) hours, trying to find ancestral connections. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Icelandic Gods

  

  There’s a lot to like about Iceland. It has geothermal heat. The people are literate and proud of it. They don’t have an army. Viking heritage and northern... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Stiff Salute

  

  From the way he writes, Charles F. French was a Marine. I don’t know that for certain, but those of us who venture into fiction put ourselves into our stories. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Caesar Salary

  

  Juxtapositions interest me. Washington’s Birthday and taxes have become connected in my mind. Until the present administration I had no serious concerns about... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• In the Cult

  

  The word “cult” has fallen out of favor with religionists. The reason for this is the problematic claim that any one religion makes to being the “only true”... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Tube

  

  I’m sitting in a medical facility waiting room. I’m not afraid of dying, but medical stuff terrifies me. To calm me down, inane daytime television is on. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Stickiness

  

  As a concept, it’s what web designers call “sticky.” Valentine’s Day, I mean. And “sticky” has nothing to do with the expected chocolates or anything physical a... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• For the Squirrels

  

  Our garage came with a house. That’s one of the reasons we bought it. You see, the one thing we don’t have is time. (Well, that and money.) When we were... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Voice of Experience

  

  Trust your publisher. Well, if you have one, that is. I’m not the only erstwhile academic to have ended up in publishing, but what constantly surprises me is... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Vulnerability

  

  Perhaps the most insidious thing 45 has been doing is undermining expertise. If you’re like me you’ll be subject to that sudden, clenching fear that we live in ... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Human HU

  

  In these times of extreme xenophobia, we desperately need to understand those who are different. When my brother recently shared his discovery of The HU’s... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY