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Sample Chapter: Discoveries
The next morning, they both braced themselves for awkward questions, challenges about their precipitous exit, but they encountered none, principally because the rest of the household slept late into the morning and emerged, when they finally emerged, in slight and fragile capacity. The day after the ball was as quiet in the manor as they…
Read MoreSample Chapter: The Dinner
Upon entering the grand foyer of the house, Lilani spoke a series of quick orders to the butler in Faenish, which he received with nothing more than a stiff bow, and then he turned to address Josheb, who despite himself was still staring at the towering luxury around him. “Josheb, yes?” “Yes,” said Josheb, tearing…
Read MoreHow to attack the Bible
Always thought about reading the Bible, or maybe tried it once or twice, but it was just TOO MUCH? You just couldn’t find a way to get your arms around it? Allow this article to help you take another look at it.
Read MoreSplit Second
I like fiction from which you can actually learn a thing or two. Whether it’s military fiction with enough hard military action that you can actually learn a bit of tactics, or science fiction with enough hard science that you come away with some new knowledge in that field, a book that teaches you something…
Read MoreForgotten Ruin
This love-letter to the U. S. Army Rangers is, if shameless, also delightful, and if you like hard military action but you’re also a nerd, you should read it. Find it here.
Read MoreFingerprints of the Devil: Human Sacrifice
The other sign of true evil in human society, in the body politic and in individual lives, is the prevalence of and instinct for human sacrifice. What else but a living Satan could explain the tendency of human beings not otherwise guided to drive every problem toward a solution involving human sacrifice? Again, it’s easiest…
Read MoreFingerprints of the Devil: Inversion
There are many evils in the world, but there are a few which are so perfectly perverse that they argue for the existence of Pure Evil, of perfect rebellion against Absolute Good. I call these the fingerprints of the Devil. The easiest of these to recognize is inversion. An evil person–or rather, the evil in…
Read MoreResponsibility by Past Potential
Following on the previous thought, a point needs to be emphasized: If you had the potential to affect what happens, then you have responsibility for what happens. A woman is raped on a train, and the bystanders stand by, a few of them filming it. One calls 9-1-1. None dare intervene. “I’m not trained for…
Read MoreOnly the Children are Innocent
In modern war, the Western world typically seeks to avoid killing “innocent civilians.” Likewise, the people of the West decry the deaths of “innocent bystanders” in situations of criminal violence. This stems from a too narrow assessment of responsibility. In war it is most obvious. In war, all adults of a nation are responsible for…
Read MoreTattoos?
I’ve never really understood tattoos. What is their purpose? For instance, let us say a man has tattooed on his arm some statement or symbol representing core principles of his life, such as “faith,” or “strength.” Why did he do that? Is it because if they weren’t tattooed into his skin, he’d forget about them,…
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