Goodbye to Pat Robertson, Hello to the Falwells’ Pool Boy
For the New Year, let’s recall two milestones on the Christian Right from the past year. One of the key architects of that movement, Pat...
Jan 2, 20244 min read
Introductions (a poem to frame some poems)
(Part of a thread to share poems or poetry-adjacent writing, as discussed here .) My favorite aunt who was like a second mom ...
Dec 31, 20232 min read
The Poet Who Didn't Know It
When I retired, I thought most of my writing would focus on half-finished academic writing projects. To my surprise, much of what...
Dec 31, 20232 min read
Christmas Mashup: Jesus Meets Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Sometimes humor only works in distinctive niches with particular background presuppositions. Whether it will land in this case, I'm not...
Dec 27, 20232 min read
Never Again for Anyone. Cease-Fire Now.
What should this blog say about the ongoing slaughter in Gaza? So much is already being written that adding my voice may be redundant,...
Dec 23, 20234 min read
Fresh Start! (Same Old Challenges)
If you followed me on the wordpress site where I started blogging in 2017, perhaps you've clicked over to this site by now. Or perhaps...
Dec 22, 20232 min read