Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4674 )

• A Slice of Childhood

  

  Few names from childhood are as well known as Dr. Seuss. When my wife and I read Theodor Seuss Geisel, in the Lives and Legacies series, we realized that neithe... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Parable of the Doves

  

  A loud flapping of wings. I looked out my window in time to see a mourning dove land on the roof opposite with audible bump. The poor thing sat there, looking... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fiction

  

  All writing is fiction. I suppose that requires some unpacking. One of the first things we do when we approach a piece of writing is answer the question “what... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Holy Smoke

  

  I’m not inclined to read news about drug use, and, to be honest, I barely have time to read about the culture of ancient Israel any more. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Zoom Game

  

  Perhaps you’ve notice it too. The technology blame-game, I mean. Although it’s grown more acute since the pandemic, it has been around for as long as the tech... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Back in the Zone

  

  In general I’m a fan of reading the book before seeing the movie. In some cases, however, the written version comes later. A few months back I started to have... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Time Slip

  

  Perhaps you’ve noticed it too, or perhaps it’s just something those of us in the strange world between Mac and PC see. A couple of months ago I noticed somethin... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Update on Nightmares

  

  Progress continues on Nightmares with the Bible. Despite pandemic conditions, I received a happy email last week telling me that the manuscript had been... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Unnatural Nature

  

  It began as an odd sort of noise. I had the study windows open during the morning of a heat wave and I heard a small, but metallic noise coming from the roof... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Jacob’s Ladder

  

  Jacob, it is said, was quite a dreamer. While fleeing from his brother Esau he had a dream of a ladder, or stairway, to heaven. Well, “Heaven” as we recognize i... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Almost Ancestors

  

  During the Covid-19 crisis, cemeteries seem to be safe places. Not too many people are in them, at least not people that can spread the virus, and they always... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Enough

  

  Stories of the wealthy never interest me unless they have a mysterious, ageless cousin who’s really a vampire. Unfortunately fantasy can’t save us from the... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hurricane Isaias

  

  People have been debating how to pronounce Hurricane “Isaias,” an hispanic name based on Isaiah. Pennsylvania, which has few distinguishing features, is... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wolves? Where?

  

  One of the oldest tricks in the capitalistic playbook is to make something look like a more successful product. Trademarks and copyright laws prevent too close ... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bad Seeds

  

  Strange things happen. I doubt anyone would deny that, even the most skeptical. Sometimes the strange has an edge to it, though. Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Narrow Passage

  

  While on a rare family visit (it’s scary to get out too much) we visited Watkins Glen State Park in upstate New York. My mother’s family has roots in this... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bonded

  

  It happened this way. When my daughter was young she was interested in dinosaurs. Most kids are. In fact, my wife and I went to a public lecture by a... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• No So Innocent

  

  Mark Twain’s best-selling book in his own lifetime was his first commercially produced one: The Innocents Abroad. Originally a set of letters sent during an... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fear Writing

  

  Unless your publisher is good at marketing, that book you spend years on will remain unknown. That “share” button in the right hands can make all the difference. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Who Watches You

  

  When my wife saw Dominic Johnson’s God Is Watching You on the top of my pile she said “Are you sure you want to be reading that?” Her question was justified,... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2020 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY