Steveawiggins

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• Weird Publishing

  

  It’s a weird world. Publishing, I mean. In the early days of shock and angst after Nashotah House, when it had become clear that UWOsh—the University of... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Trailing Art

  

  One of the many trails that wend their way through Ithaca is the Art Trail. (The town finds waypoints on the wine and beer trails of the southern tier as well,... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Conservation?

  

  I am not a conservative. There, I’ve said it. You have very little control over who your parents are or how they raise you. As I confessed here many times, I wa... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sun Out

  

  Okay, so this gave me a scare. I mean, I know our government keeps secrets, but sun outages seemed pretty major to me. Like maybe we ought to make a run on... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bibliographic Blues

  

  Now, I don’t know how often you have to compile a bibliography, but it’s harder than it used to be. Some time ago—my hardware’s a bit aged, so I can’t remember... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fall Festivals

  

  Now that it’s October, it’s officially okay to be scared. Determined to fight my fright of hubris, I make brave to mention that I have two appearances... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Autocracy and Its Victims

  

  Human rights ought to be fairly simple. The recognition that all people are human is complicated by that infamous human construct of money, even when autocracy’... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Snow in September

  

  One of the trendy things when I worked in United Methodist youth camp was “Christmas in July.” Although not quite six months out, the idea was to inject some fu... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Flipping

  

  The mind-blowing book I mentioned last week is here unveiled. I discovered Jeffrey Kripal’s work years ago, and have subsequently had a few conversations with... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Grasses and Bans

  

  It’s been so busy that I didn’t realize it was Banned Books Week until yesterday, when there was but one day left (today). I usually make a point of reading a... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Book Signing

  

  Okay, so I’ve got a book signing for Holy Horror coming up at the Moravian Book Shop in Bethlehem. And they’ve advertised it in the local paper. I’m humbled... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Time To Meet

  

  I feel compelled to state up front that this wasn’t the mind-blowing book I was writing about in yesterday’s post. One of the perks of working in publishing is... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Book Magic

  

  Something happens to you on a long bus ride, reading a mind-blowing book. Part of the transport—literally—is that you’re captive for an hour or two and your boo... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sleepy and Hollow

  

  Call it nostalgia. (“It’s nostalgia!”) What with major expenses rolling in like the longer nights—a major plumbing job followed by the roofers back again to... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Mouse Trap

  

  The other day a friend asked me about theodicy. Not in so many words, of course, but the question was distinctly familiar: why would an all-good, all-powerful... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Early Light

  

  There are times when the Internet’s asleep. Okay, well, so maybe that’s overstated, but if you have my hours you’ll quickly find the things you can’t do online... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Moral Compass

  

  Recently I was introduced to The Poor People’s Campaign, in its most recent iteration. I was drawn in because I was raised in a poor family and have struggled t... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ambling Through Amityville

  

  I may be a week too late for Friday the 13th, but I just finished rereading The Amityville Horror. One of my current projects required my paying close... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pay Per View

  

  One of the things editors can teach academics is that the latter should pay more attention. Especially to the world of publishing. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fearing Hubris

  

  I’m afraid of hubris. You see, my academic career was not exactly distinguished, and as an editor you’re encouraged to keep to the background. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2019 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY