2 days ago by Chef Beer

Credit: Jef Harris Doing anything requires sacrifice. That sounds silly and kind of counter-intuitive, but it’s true. If you walk instead of driving you’re sacrificing the time it would normally take you to get somewhere. If you choose bad beer, you’re sacrificing your taste buds and your liver for ...

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36 days ago by cyprith

So, I went to college. Twenty thousand dollars later and 144 days from now, I will have a BA in English. And now, I finally, finally know what I want to do with my life. Today, I discovered my dream job. I want to be a mushroom picker. I almost wish I were kidding. In Pittsburgh, there is an old coa ...

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36 days ago by Paul Williams

by Rev Dr Giles Fraser Thinking about the celebration of Holy Week in my new adopted cathedral brings home to me quite how important it is for Christians to insist upon a non-sacrificial reading of the death of Christ. For too long, Christians have put up with a theory of salvation that has at its c ...

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41 days ago by cyprith

I start my final semester on January 4th. On that day, it will be 147 days until I graduate. I am so, so looking forward to that. I feel like I'll be a whole new person when school ends. Granted, I will be a whole new person in crushing debt, but these are the little things you have to learn to igno ...

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71 days ago by Rick Lannoye

I have a recollection from my childhood about when I was first exposed to the idea that someone under a magical curse could be delivered from the evil spell by transferring it to an animal. I was watching a TV sitcom in which the show’s two main characters had dressed themselves up as “witchdoctors” ...

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81 days ago by GeorgiaUnity

There are times in your life where you learn what true Hell on earth is. Times when you are faced with the unthinkable--a modern day "Sophie's Choice"-- that has no winning answer, and yet a decision must surely be made. We may discover that such harsh realities leave us face-to-face with how truly ...

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85 days ago by cjirwin

The Omega Cypher Chapter One I Am I am Omegana, the youngest child of Consul Markus Arbela of the Lake District. My name, born from my being the last of my parent’s nine children, took on greater meaning for me as I grew and became aware of the world around me. I am part of an Omega group, an endang ...

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106 days ago by cyprith

On September 29th, Drollerie finally (after two and a half years) published Iodine. And then, I kid you not, on October 21, Drollerie closed. I've got my rights back, and I'm supposed to be getting the money from it within the next couple of months. (Hahah. Yeah. I'm not holding my breath. These peo ...

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142 days ago by Dallas Dave

Recently I blogged regarding my former lifestyle as an outlaw biker and subsequent conversion to Orthodox Christianity. Since then several persons have written indicating similar life experiences, to include the practice of ceremonial black magic or other occult systems. Of special interest to me we ...

144 days ago by leesmarshall

Fantastic telling of the Christopher Columbus saga from an alternative future narrative, about hard choices, playing God, and finding the meaning of your own life. Contains fascinating historical and scientific theories. One of my favorites from Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender Saga.

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