The March edition of Pagan Pages is now online and this time in Across the Great Divide I discuss and present some of the things I am asked to give an opinion on as far as their legitimacy. Enjoy! Across the Great Divide- March, 2012
Mar012012
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Feb262012
Banned Books Awareness: “Slavery by Another Name”
Being that these are the final days of Black History Month 2012, I thought it wise to share a news story that is also sadly apropos to the subject of censorship. Prison officials in Alabama have banned a book detailing how the American South established a form of de facto...
Feb192012
Banned Books Awareness: “Ulysses”
The classic novel, “Ulysses,” by Irish author James Joyce, celebrated its 90th birthday on February 2. Widely-regarded as one of the greatest novels of all time, it even initiated the creation of an international holiday, Bloomsday, celebrated annually on June 16th. It is a staple of many an English Literature course,...
Feb122012
Banned Books Awareness: “The Fat Years”
To “rush through the yellow light” is a reference to a common practice for the more daring Chinese journalists who write about sensitive topics before the state flashes the red light of censorship. That’s what happened to “The Fat Years,” a dystopian thriller by Chan Koon-Chung, which is now...
Feb052012
Banned Books Awareness: Revising History
Most people are familiar with the classic saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” uttered by George Santayana. He, himself, identified as an American and wrote exclusively in English, but the famous philosopher was born in Madrid and was a lifelong Spanish citizen even...
Feb012012
Do We Need Parapsychology?
Well it’s already February and time continues to just fly by. With the new month comes the next issue of my Across the Great Divide paranormal column. This time around I bring up a topic worthy of discussion- why we need parapsychology. So, without further adieu… Do We Need...
Jan292012
Banned Books Awareness: “Waterland”
Last week I reported that the Plymouth-Canton Schools in Michigan resolved a challenge to the book Beloved; but the same parents that objected to that title also have their torches aimed at another novel- Waterland, by Graham Swift. And so it is that Graham Swift becomes the latest casualty...
Jan222012
Banned Books Awareness: “Beloved”
Students at the Plymouth-Canton Schools in Michigan got a crash course in politics this week. That’s because one family launched an official complaint on December 20, 2011 to have the fictional novel Beloved, by Toni Morrison, banned from the AP English curriculum due to racial themes, sexual content, and...
Jan152012
Banned Books Awareness: “Stuck in the Middle”
The campaign against freedom doesn’t just limit itself to the literary classics of Shakespeare and Mark Twain. Works of fiction and non-fiction, both traditional and contemporary, are recurrent fodder for the flames. But did you know that even comic books are kindling for the fires of ignorance? Edited by...
Jan092012
Prologue to “A World of Ash”
As the story for my next book, A World of Ash, continues to take shape I thought I’d share the prologue from the book. As with all things of a creative nature this is a work in progress and nothing is set in stone until the day of publication....