“If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder?”
— Antonin Scalia, Dec. 10, 2012
I know. Listening to a Scalia argument while you’re in the midst of an otherwise serious debate is a little like letting a chainsaw-juggling clown distract you from putting out the fire engulfing your neighbors home. […]
“Write what you know” goes the old saw. But… don’t you know your own imagination?
I walk a different philosophical and religious path than many of the people around me. Though I enjoy a good discussion — even a good debate (so long as everything is kept civil) — on religion, ethics, spirituality, or philosophy, I sometimes keep my views in reserve. I suppose this has something to do with […]
When it comes to long form fiction, I am a planner. I don’t like to write a cobblestone street into a scene without knowing who originally laid it and when. I want to see their permit, validate their license, and inspect their tools. I want to see the stones being quarried. Then, just for good […]