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Read All About It! Sale at Chesterton Press!
Today, May 29th, is a very special day for the followers of reason, writing, and common sense. It is the 141st birthday of the ever-witty Apostle of Common Sense, G. K. Chestertion! In honor of this special day, Chesterton Press … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, News, Plugs and Promotions, Resources
Tagged Books, Chesterton Press, G. K. Chesterton
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Memorial Day: Bedroom Eyes
I wrote this story for Liberty Island’s Memorial Day short story contest in memory of my grandfather, T/Sgt. Lewis Forbes Smith, and the crew of his B29, Bedroom Eyes. I am pleased to say that it received one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Historical, Personal Posts, Plugs and Promotions, Resources
Tagged Armed Forces, Memorial Day, Military, Writing, WWII
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Fantasy Worlds in Short Fiction: A Fisk
AUTHOR RAGE ACTIVATED! There are few things more maddening than some stupid liberal author trying to tell all the rest of us what is and isn’t possible. They seem to enjoy making gigantic blanket statements that are supposed to be … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Fisks, Writing
Tagged Baen Books, Brandon McClellan, Chicks in Chainmail, Damien Walter, David Weber, Farseer, Frodo Baggins, George R. R. Martin, Harry Dresden, Harry Potter, High Fantasy, Honor Harrington, Honorverse, Ian McEwan, James Bond, Jane Austen, John D. Brown, K. D. Julicher, Liberals, Lord Darcy, Merlin, Monster Hunter International, Natasha Pulley, Powder Mage, Pride and Prejudice, Reader-Response Criticism, Robin Hobb, Shattered Shields, Short Fiction, Tales of Tethedril, The Dark God, The Dresden Files, The Expendables, The Guardian, The International Lord of Hate, The Lord of the Rings, Worldbuilding
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The Nastiness of the Obligatory, Pre-Mass Rosary, and Other Problems
My parish (which shall remain nameless. So no comments with names, any of you who know me well enough to know where I go to Mass. Yes, this means you) has some funky habits. Like the Children’s Bulletins. Or the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Rants, The Church
Tagged Chant, Children's Mass, Choir, Gregorian Chant, Liturgy, Mary, Mass, Rosary, Sacrosanctum Concilium, The Eucharist, Vocations
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The Tyranny of the Mega-Novel: A Fisk
Yesterday’s fisk covered a lot of stupidity, and there is more to be slapped down today. There is a counter-argument for yesterday’s article, also from The Guardian, and it was written by someone who is dumb enough to deserve multiple … Continue reading →