I think you're not the only one who has learned and grown from your trials, Steve. Some of us watch you, and in your struggle and success, we find our own strength, and our own inspiration. You list one testimony as having been solidified, but you have touched many more lives than you can know, and perhaps yours was not the only testimony ( Read more... )

After taking a look at the options, I've narrowed it down to two ( Read more... )

I'm trying to choose between graduate programs ( Read more... )

( The Buying Guide )

Fantasy is a higher art.

I had never thought so before, and I think very few of us realize, but good Fantasy is inherently a greater feat than good contemporary literature.  Everything that goes into writing a good contemporary novel must also go into a good Fantasy novel.  In addition to this, the Fantasist, particularly if he is to be effective ( Read more... )

Sometimes, it is difficult to express one's gratitude for the profoundest of miracles ( Read more... )

For all you Single's Awareness Day celebrants out there, here's a pickup line you might like to try:

"So, want to come over to my place and celebrate Single's Awareness Day together with me, just the two of us?"

( À la Marie )

I spent the past 3 hours trying my hand at a sonnet.  I had forgotten how difficult they can be to forge, or how long I spent on my first…

Having finished, I can finally rest for the night.

( Where I belong )