I have a fascination for all things Islamic.  The art, the music, the food, the stories--all completely awesome.  I wonder if I wasn't a...

There's a very good reason I never went into politics.  It's all because of this family curse.  See, generations ago, in Iceland, at...

I am so embarrassed. Okay, maybe that's not the best reaction to a bunch of people getting killed in the name of religion.  But s...

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If you've been hanging around here very long, you've probably heard me gush about Kameron Hurley , a "new" writer that ...

Okay, I'll admit I skipped my meeting and my going-home-early-to-get-some-sleep idea and a bunch of other things so I could hang out in ...

Playing in the background: The soothing chuggity-chug of the washing machine Meters swum today: None, 1300 yesterday. Y'all may find t...

Playing in the background: The sonorous tap-tap-tapping of a hammer on nails Meters swum today: None. (1.4 km for 2009.) Once in a while I...

We're instituting a new feature here at Buddhist in the Bible Belt: recommending books we've read lately and suggesting that you re...