I ran in to a hiccup at bedtime. It wasn’t actually the first time I’ve run into this particular hiccup, but it got me thinking. Almost e...

Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was the Night Frankly, dear readers, this was a tough year. Hella tough. Every year, around Christmas, I've...

OK. So there's this interesting subplot going on right now, where a Korean blogger named Minerva has been arrested ... basically for be...

(and that's just the title!) OK. They say well begun is half-done, so what does it mean that I’ve started this post five times now? You...

This is the second part of a two-part post. Please read the first part first, here. Rilke again, 'cause dammit, he deserves to be read...

Without advent, Christmas arrives through the side door, and startles me while I'm brushing my teeth for bed. With advent, it enters wi...

Here's another example, one that cuts both ways, from where I see it. (Leading in:) After World War II, the US came clean on the Japan...

So I've been thinking lately about different kinds of power and influence. There's a theory of diplomacy that says there are three...