"We have developed an allergy to poetry; like the allergy to peanuts, but
often worse. Take allegory, for instance. In the modern mind, it can
induce a stroke. Most of the Bible, to say nothing of other significant
literary works, has become unreadable or incomprehensible to us, because
we cannot take “play” seriously"
-- David Warren
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The Prometheus Award, 2025
Folks, I know I'm late with this. I know you know. We've been updating what was Dad's childhood home (something Dad and I int...

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TOF once wrote an article entitled "The Great Ptolemaic Smackdown and Down 'n Dirty Mud-Wrassle" which described the century-l...
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