You listen sharp, think deep, and guard your tongue. That’s good advice.
Read MoreUnpaid soldiers become angry. Angry, unpaid soldiers forget their loyalty.
Read MoreThose broken by worldly violence and loss did not deserve to be shunned when they struggled to rise once more.
Read MoreHe had made mistakes in the past, bad calls, but fighting against tyranny, against brutality, would never be the wrong choice.
Read MoreThe point is… how do you know how to rate a book? How do you understand what others feel when they rate books? It’s difficult to know across the board, but at Beguiled By Books, here’s what the Star Ratings mean.
Read MoreYou only need to look up to see the best proof of endless possibilities.
Read MoreIf you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.
Read MorePerhaps the most accurate term for happiness, then, is the one Aristotle used: eudaimonia, which translates not directly to “happiness” but to “human flourishing.”
Read MoreThey subtly reflected shifts in other people’s moods and attitudes.
Read MoreHave been unavoidably detained by the world. Expect us when you see us.
Read MoreTwo sisters - one flighty, one responsible - find themselves tangled in a mysterious cult-like community when the flighty one disappears.
Read MoreWhen reenacting Iron Age living gets a bit too realistic…
Read MoreWomen can be heroes, too.
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Read MoreThe world he thought he knew had become an odd thing, twisting time and purpose. But it had remained an unfair universe in the end.
Read MoreNOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING, SO DO WHAT YOU WANT.
Read More… many folk obey ancient laws of hospitality and cannot simply come charging into one’s home to murder guests.”
Read MoreGatherings crackle and flourish when real thought goes into them, when (often invisible) structure is baked into them, and when a host has the curiosity, willingness, and generosity of spirit to try.
Read MorePeople don’t need wild gods any more when they’re fat and rich and comfortable. Gods don’t take kindly to being forgotten.
Read MoreIt’s a story about the toxic brew of confirmation bias, fuzzy math, and hubris. It’s a story about what people will do when they are allowed to spend other people’s money with minimal oversight.
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