Traveling the Far Country

"When we push singleness to the background, or treat it simply as a holding tank for the not-yet-married, sex itself will become ever more important to a flourishing community life. Our talk about sex...

Because, why not. 1. First ever attempt at, and class in, acting. Much to my surprise - after the pants-wetting terror, that is - I love acting. It's fun to mash up a "Thriller" dance routine with the...

"Our loneliness, however forces us to hear a voice we cannot ignore. Through the burning thirst of our spirit and the erotic urges of our body, we are literally propelled outward to seek unity and community...

I have a confession.I hate Christmas.Not, of course, sweet little baby Jesus, nor the hymns and carols we sing, nor even the rampant, exhausting consumerism. No, I hate Christmas because it is the start...

"Gingrich, bless his heart, can only give a stab at being a statesman in brief, isolated bursts. Then his Gingrichosity shines through, he decouples prudence from his pie hole, and he starts doing the...

"As this study makes clear, women still police other women's sexuality. It reminds us too of what we already know: that policing does tangible damage to women's relationships with other women. Few things...

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"Fantasy novelist Anne McCaffrey has passed away. She was 85 years old." (more info here and here)It's been years since I've read - or even thought of - any of Anne McCaffrey's books, but when I was...

“That’s when it dawned on me,” Kallestad reflected. “By the time we service the $12-million debt, pay the staff, and maintain the property, we’ve spent more than a million before we can spend a dime...