Steveawiggins

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• Pre-Soul

  

  Streaming seems to be the way of the future. I’m reluctant to trust corporations (does anyone remember Ultra Violet?) keeping content I’ve paid for, but the... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Good Will

  

  Social media can seem overwhelming. There are so many sites and there’s so much to keep track of. And that’s in addition to all these “super storms” we have... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Thoughts of Christmas

  

  Christmas, in merry old England, used to be the day when bills were due. There are vestiges of that still. Just this past week, when my mind was on upcoming... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ghost Stories

  

  Those of us who confess to watching horror are fond of noting that the Christmas season has long been associated with ghost stories. Charles Dickens wasn’t the... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Udolpho’s Mysteries

  

  The carousels on Google can provide a great deal of information. Looking at them, along with trusted lists of gothic novels, it became clear that one of the... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wooden Translation?

  

  The summer got away from me, as it always seems to, leaving several boxes of things yet to be sorted. Since these boxes are in the garage where there’s no... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Winter Rebirth

  

  It seems like 2020 has already had many longest nights. The Trump administration has hurt so many people so badly (many of them his own supporters) that this... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Religion Prof

  

  Back in 2009, when Sects and Violence in the Ancient World started out, there was a fair bit of interest. At one point I was listed among the top fifty... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Conflict Management

  

  Conflict has come to dominate the twenty-first century in an unhealthy way. No longer do religions, political parties, or even scholars of different... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Monster Guides

  

  Reluctantly, almost begrudgingly, society seems to be accepting horror as a genre of more than cheap thrills, blood, and gore. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bounce Back

  

  Bounce-backs are when an author receives a rejection letter and immediately emails the publisher back. They are some of the worse ways to ensure future prospect... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Time for Golem

  

  I don’t claim to understand how the film industry works. My two books on horror and religion deal with interpreting the movies, not their native cinematic... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Home Alone

  

  Due to circumstances beyond my control (and what other kind of circumstances are there, anyway?), I recently had to spend a few days alone. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Truly Exceptional?

  

  Exceptionalism seems to be in the air these days. Most recently it’s become a plank in the Republican platform—America is God’s own chosen nation (despite what... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Believing Beyond

  

  The closing line “I’ll come back to you—in the sunlight” is all I remembered from this little book. Perhaps I hadn’t read it all the way through, but likely I... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bethlehem’s Grinch

  

  We’ve got a Grinch around Bethlehem, according to Nextdoor.com. A guy driving around stealing boxes from porches, in broad daylight. According to home security... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Chick Tracks

  

  Goodreads isn’t the only booklover’s website, but it is one that publishers pay attention to. Having a following on Goodreads helps for making marketing... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Preserving Culture

  

  When I travel (remember travel?) I try to visit the places of famous writers. It doesn’t matter much whether I’ve read a lot of their material; I know kindred... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Roll out the Memories

  

  That takes me back a bit. It’s also a great idea. The Epic of Gilgamesh tablet 5 rolling pin, that is. A friend shared Farrell Monaco’s blog with me and the... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Biblerama

  

  Perhaps you’ve heard—the New Revised Standard Version is being updated. Stop the presses! I’m sure that everyone has been anticipating this as much as biblical... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY