Anthem. In a future where quantum computing determines the masters of men, the "Little Red Riding Hood" Wolf is a liar, a killer, and a cannibal. (In Straying From the Path, Drollerie Press, November 2009)
Adventures of a Lesbian Cowboy. The randy tale of a cross-dressing Pinkerton detective working in 1894 Rawlins, Wyoming. (In Lesbian Cowboys, Cleis Press, July 2009)
Darklaw. On the run from her mad brother,
an imperial legend saves a whore’s daughter –
and ushers in the end of the world. (Drollerie Press, October 2009)
About Me. Through a series of escapades, a young woman comes to understand how sex can be a transcendent experience. (Wild Nights, Bella Books)
My Dark and Empty Sky. What if science tried to free us from prejudice? (CREAM, Thunder's Mouth Press)
Alter Christus. As Maggie’s confessor & spiritual guide, Father Duncan knows grace can empower him to resist, so why doesn’t he? (Treasure Chest, ERWA)
Stilicho's Son. A profligate prince and his defiant slave
challenge the power of Christian Rome. (Drollerie Press, 2009)
Snap the Tag.
Drollerie Press BlogWhat is the purpose of faith? To me, it’s a trust that there are answers even if I don’t know them. Life is not capricious.
I got thinking what faith means to me because I ran across some information on Kabbalah, which is Jewish mysticism, an ancient system perhaps becoming something a little different since it found commercial fame from [...]
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Both “pour the cup with water” and “pour water into the cup” are sentences whose meaning is understood by English speakers, but one is awkward and one is more natural. This difference, and how children acquire the ability to distinguish it, is part of an interview with Steven Pinker in September’s Discover Magazine. Pinker is a cognitive psychologist [...]
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If you don’t have a patriarchal culture, do you really need Christ to rid yourself of sacrificial violence?
I got thinking about this question in two different ways.
First, after reading Martha Reineke’s Sacrificed Lives: Kristeva on Women and Violence, which analyzes the importance of sexual difference within a sacrificial economy and draws on the ideas of Rene [...]
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