OliphantAnna Lu Lydia drags herself out of bed at five in the morning on Thanksgiving Day, because arson cases don’t solve themselves, and tonight is one family dinner she can’t afford to ruin with overtime. She trudges into the bathroom, splashes frigid water in her face, and robotically sticks her Read more…
Emptying the ArkSam Owens “Blessed are we, the true children of God, that we have been delivered the Truth of His Word.” I spoke from a raised pulpit, looking out over the bowed heads of the crowd. “The Truth of His Word,” the crowd echoed. Among them were business owners, Read more…
Why Can’t I Just Chill about Be More Chill? It was Friday night, and I was savoring a final few minutes with a good friend before she returned to Wheaton later that weekend. Being a shameless geek, I couldn’t resist the temptation to share with her a song from my newest Read more…
God Rendered in Grimdark Technicolor With an opening that depicts the Jewish tree of life set to brilliant choral music, the science fiction anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, which depicts humanity in an existential conflict with invading “angels”, seemingly takes its place in a long literary tradition of Japanese criticism of Read more…
Dear Reader, A famous Indian fable tells the story of a group of blind men attempting to describe an elephant. One man, touching the trunk, thinks the elephant is like a thick snake. Another man, touching the ear, likens the elephant to a fan. A third man, touching the Read more…