In “Chaparral Spring,” Rebecca Adams contends, November is California’s spring.
Monthly Archives: October 2023
November Is California’s Spring
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Halloween Horrors in the Aeneid
For Halloween, check out the monsters who greet Aeneas on his way to the underworld.
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On Falling Leaves and Letting Go
In falling leaves, Clifton finds a graceful faith in letting go. It is a continuing theme for her.
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Preserved in God’s Golden Sap
In Karr’s spiritual vision, we are like precious insects, preserved in the glowing amber of God’s love.
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New GOP Speaker Is a Gilead Patriarch
Mike Johnson, a Christian neo-fascist who tried to overthrow the 2020 election, has just been elected as Speaker of the House. Gilead threatens.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Christian fascism, Congress, Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House Comments closed
Peace Poems for Israel and Gaza
Two peace poems, by an Israeli and a Palestinian-American, invite us to step beyond the hostilities.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Diameter of the Bomb", "Kindness", bombs, Israel-Hamas, Naomi Shihab Nye, war, Yehuda Amichai Comments closed
Has Voldemort Cursed the GOP?
What is causing such instability when Republicans attempt to choose a Speaker? Harry Potter may have the answer.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged dark magic, Dennis Hastert, GOP, Harry Potter, House of Representatives, J.K. Rowling Comments closed
Self-Satire’s Medicinal Properties
In “Wonderworks,” Fletcher contends that self-satire helped Socrates deal with death.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Angus Fletcher, death of Socrates, Douglas Adams, fear of death, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Irony, Phaedo, Plato, satire, Socrates, Wonderworks Comments closed
In Penny’s Mysteries, Art Gets Murdered
In Louise Penny’s murder mysteries, art is an authentic spiritual channel that can be corrupted in the receiving.
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