It was a few years ago that we were properly introduced to the Puritans. Before that, I just thought they ate turkey and wore capotains and were a grumpy, adventurous sort. Thank you, American public schools, for granting us the yearly joy of choosing between wearing paper feathers or paper collars and getting to sit…
This Paradox
I was never much for fairy tales until more recently. Animals talking? Elves and dwarves? Tree people and all those blurred lines between real and fantastic that made me uncomfortable? But as Lewis says, maybe I am just finally getting old enough to enjoy them. And now, I must confess, one of my very favorite…
On the Bookstand
Back in October, I did a Favorites post which turned out to basically just be a booklist. So, for the time being, I'm giving up trying to find favorites (my life is super boring and literally whatever my favorites were 6 months ago are the still the same ones today), and instead I'll give you…
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