Author Archives
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The Messiah in a Post-Truth World
In times that seem so distant now, cultures shared experiences and truth. To imagine the Bible, Shakespeare, and fireside chats as universal reference points, or even the days in which there was truly such a thing as must-watch local network… Read More ›
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The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
By Megan Bosarge It’s a funny thing, dreaming. We can’t define what it is really. A state of heightened brain activity? A way of processing the events of the day? A side effect of too much spicy food before bed?… Read More ›
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The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay
Lifelong fans of Nine Inch Nails know they have taste. Precious few other musicians from the grunge/industrial era of 90s music have had such staying power. To be fair, I shouldn’t even call Trent Reznor my favorite musician. He is… Read More ›
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Children Receive No New Presents, Disney Recycles The Fifth Element
In two days, children will wake up to a tree with presents wrapped in brightly colored paper. Wastebaskets will be filled with cardboard, Scotch Tape, and parents with bags hanging heavy as Santa’s sack under their eyes from a sleepless… Read More ›
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Three Novellas that Examine the Power and Possibilities of Language–and a Language that Makes Users Human Lie Detectors.
Language is a slippery thing. I often marvel that American high schools require four years of English but not math or history, and think that it’s because rhetoric, language, and the grit that it takes to grasp and wield are… Read More ›
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Baby Yoda is a Parent’s Worst Nightmare
The world has fallen in love with the Mandalorian in large part because of his adorable little plushy sidekick known only as Baby Yoda. One look into those eyes and you know it is impossible to come back. You’ll do… Read More ›
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Books to Give Thanks for
Never before in my life have the ideas of others occupied so much of my thoughts. In grad school, twenty books a year seemed like a lot. This year, I’m past that and we haven’t even scratched December. Most of… Read More ›
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The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien and Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison.
“You might not get this book back,” the student said, despite my name being written in permanent marker like the gold leaf on bible pages. I’m not particularly protective of books. In fact, every good book I’ve ever loved (in… Read More ›
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“Cut off thy right hand if it offends thee” Brian Evenson’s Last Days
When a wanderer first travels to a new place, they see cultural and religious events they never expected and often find bizarre. In Garudan Thookkam, India, followers are hung from hooks to praise the God Vishnu. Judeo-Christians practice a form… Read More ›
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Breaking: Tom Brady Digs up Clone Corpses, Drops first Game of Season to Ravens
By Emilia Barrett Ben Franklin once said, “Early to be bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” In the case of Tom Brady, whose famously restrictive diet and lifestyle focuses on family and fitness first,… Read More ›