One question I see a lot and and take part in a lot of conversation is people living in urban areas desiring to connect with wild or untamed places. Side stepping the discussion of the human world verse the natural world, there is a part of most people that desires wild places. This desire is weaker or stronger in different people, but it's there ( Read more... )

This time of year, with Halloween approaching, there are a lot more horror films watched, more horror elements in television shows, and more horror books read than any other part of the year. There is a marked focus in this direction, both in those pursuing watching and reading, and in those speaking against the genre. Many of these elements spill ( Read more... )

I addressed this some in my post, Cup of Life, Cup of Death: The Two Hands of the Poisoner (which I didn't get posted to LiveJournal, it appears), and have touched on it in other posts, but I'd like to talk about it directly ( Read more... )