It’s an odd day.  Today, that is.  Depending on to whom you talk, today is “Mardi Gras” or “Fat Tuesday.”  But you might also hear

Nowadays, history and related topics like geography and political science are in resurgence. That’s a wonderful thing. History majors everywhere are celebrating. Seems like we’ve

“Do you ever feel like a ‘monster’ in our world, like the one in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein?”, the teacher asked. My hand rocketed up to

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I am wrung out. Seeking sunshine restoration in the wastes.  The parking lot opossum was likely lapping up the salt leavings. It trundled off into

My parents – Moses Wells and Mary Parsons – were born in the first decade of the twentieth century in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. Newfoundland has

Teaching “Intro to Philosophy” gives me a severe case of Imposter Syndrome. I comfort myself by remembering my own level of sophistication as a college

Last month, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I featured Part 1 of an interview with Martha Draayer, a bi-vocational co-pastor of Maria