Steveawiggins

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• Higher Learning?

  

  I was reading, as one does, about a mental institution.  In the last century they were often called, rather insensitively, “lunatic asylums. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rusticated Fears

  

  I don’t recommend sick days.  This one was weird with all the symptoms of illness but really having them just be the side-effects of a shingles vaccine. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Homegrown Haunts

  

  The thing about the unknown is that it’s, well, unknown. Like many people I’m interested in getting at the truth behind ghost claims, so American Hauntings:... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Phobia Therapy

  

  I don’t like being scared.  That’s why I watch horror.  You see, many people deal with fear by running away from it.  Embracing artificial fears, however,... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wicker Redux

  

  The Wicker Man (1973) is a cult classic. If it had had proper distribution and promotion it might’ve become a more mainstream hit when it was released. Instead... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Day of the Lord

  

  The kindly folks at Horror Homeroom recently asked me if I’d review the new movie, The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord. Since I’ve been occasionally writing... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Mystique of Research

  

  One thing that many people may not understand about research is that those trained in it are basically learning how to find stuff out. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Come In

  

  It feels good.  To be invited, that is.  Like many people I know how rare it can be.  When teaching at Nashotah House, invitations were scarce.  It’s a small... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Anticipating Holidays

  

  There’s that mundanity that sets in after the twelve days of Christmas are over that reminds us we’re back into regular time.  Many people no longer believe in... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ghost Chasing

  

  I’ve known about Quirk Books from their very first publication. That’s a rarity, I suppose, since many publishers have been around far longer than I have. I ten... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Nature of Epiphany

  

  Last year on January 6 we had an epiphany.  Many of us thought, I suspect, that since the angry mob wanted to kill Republicans and Democrats both that their... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Energized

  

  I grew up in Pennsylvania, but there’s a lot I don’t know about the commonwealth.  (I do know that it’s a commonwealth rather than a state. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Carton Thoughts

  

  Did you know they’re recyclable?  Milk cartons, that is.  In our vegan efforts we switched to non-dairy milk years ago.  Unfortunately the plant-based milk... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• 925

  

  Sometimes you just know.  One of the things I know is that nine-to-five schedules are killers.  Literally.  I grew my permanent teeth as a teacher.  Before... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• What’s New?

  

  Now that 2021’s behind us, what will we make of the year ahead?  New Year has generally been a time of reflection.  I don’t put a lot of stock into it because... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• A Haunting Story

  

  The last book I finished in 2021 didn’t quite make it under the wire for my year-end blog post. It was the second Stephen Graham Jones novel I read in the... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• 2021 in Books

  

  It’s become my habit, on the last post of the year, to think back over the year in reading.  This gives me a chance to give a separate boost to the books I foun... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Investigating Investigators

  

  I firmly stand by my earlier assertion that you can learn a lot from reading badly written books. It’s difficult not to attribute motives (particularly of the... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Next Year’s Reading

  

  One of my year-end rituals, apart from looking back at the past year’s books, is to look ahead for the next year’s reading.  This is such a pleasant exercise... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Many Moons

  

  Once you get beyond the very basic level, astronomy quickly become all about numbers. It’s both fascinating and a shame. Fascinating because scientists have bee... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY