Warning--these are very spoilery. Some of the points here have been revealed since they were written, but some haven't. Click at your own risk, and remember you cannot unread:

Ryuki Watari's destiny  Speculative, but includes details about his background he wouldn't want you to know. ;)

On Villainy, Sin, and Discord I was musing on a book about ( Read more... )

As a young Catholic-I’m talking grade school-I sometimes envisioned sins as little black marks on a tally of a soul, and confession a way to erase them.  Maybe that was bad catechism or maybe just a child’s brain, but I’ve since come to a much different understanding.  (FYI fell away from the Church in my teen years, but that is a whole other story ( Read more... )

So I made myself a note to write a little piece of history, as I lived it.  There was a song on the radio the other day (I also keep it on my MP3 player) that makes a good starting point.  It was one of many songs written about the era by the people in it, one of many songs that screamed Stop the Madness Before We All Get Killed. This one was " ( Read more... )

http://webrocchi.liceobrocchi.vi.it:81/web/sgarbos/2bca/tasks/lather.htm

(and if you ever get the chance, read/watch The Tailor of Panama