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• Shadowy Clouds

  

  Okay, so it had Chloë Grace Moretz in it, and her face is on the cover of Holy Horror. And it was tagged as action horror. And apart from many highly... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Feeling Elephants

  

  There’s an old story about an elephant (the noble kind).  It involves visually impaired men—they always seem to be male—feeling said pachyderm and coming up wit... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Flights of Horror

  

  I’m never quite sure where to put him. Alfred Hitchcock, that is. Part of the problem is that “horror” is a very slippery genre. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Keeping Up

  

  Perhaps this has happened to you.  When you reach a certain number of decades, it’s sometimes a challenge to keep everything in mind.  I confess to being... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Handel’s Messiah

  

  It’s polarizing. Even now, nearing fifty, Messiah of Evil is either adored or excoriated. So it was at its release. I was pointed to the movie by an adorer—a... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Evolving Holidays

  

  Holidays evolve.  I noticed this Thanksgiving that protests against the origins of the holiday have grown.  The same is true concerning the “Christmas Wars”... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Reflecting Thanksgiving

  

  Thanksgiving, the newest holiday horror movie, was released last Friday. No, I haven’t seen it—I barely have time to do whatever it is that I do normally. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Thinking Teaching

  

  I am a teacher.  Although no longer employed as one, my entire mindset is geared toward the profession.  Those hiring in higher education have no clue about thi... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Quite Christmas

  

  Holidays have always fascinated me. Although we grew up poor, I always have cozy memories of childhood Christmases. It was a combination of things—being out of... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Nesting Urge

  

  Okay, I’m going to try really hard to do this without spoilers. There’s a twist ending here that, in my humble opinion, works. All I’ll say is that the monster... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not What It Seems

  

  Now for the local news.  The ironic thing is I know very few people locally and even though folks are friendly around here nobody really wants to get to know... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Cute Monster

  

  Those who make horror films often rely on the cheap and easy tricks to make viewers jump and scream. Some of us are more connoisseurs, preferring films that mak... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Buy Books

  

  It’s funny how the bad guy can become the good guy in new circumstances.  I’m thinking in the bookstore context.  Now, I love independent bookstores.  I shop... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• High Places

  

  Among the many phobias I experience is acrophobia—the fear of heights. I’ve had episodes of vertigo and they never really leave me in the mood to reflect upon... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Biggest Book

  

  As a bibliophile it’s kind of embarrassing to admit that I’ve only just learned about the world’s largest book.  If you’re like me you’re probably imagining an... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Sleep Well

  

  It’s scary, actually.  How you think depends on how you sleep.  I suspect that the degree of this differs individual by individual, but I recently had a couple... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Not Making Decisions

  

  After anesthesia they tell you, “Don’t make any important decisions.” That’s the excuse I’m using for having watched Llamageddon recently. That, and it’s free o... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Century of Horror

  

  I’m not a magazine reader.  When I go to a waiting room (which is quite a bit lately), I tend to take a book.  The October issue of The Christian Century,... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Old Oak Tree

  

  Trees have much to teach us, if only we’ll pay attention.  They are fascinating plants in their own right, living longer than just about anything else. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Double the Trouble

  

  A down-on-his-luck writer (I’m with you so far) vacations on his wealthy wife’s money in a resort in La Tolqa. La Tolqa is a brutal, very religious, but poor... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2023 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY