Story. You’ve been hearing a lot about the power of story, lately—the sensible realization that hard facts don’t fully explain what’s happening around us, and that many of us understand things better if knowledge comes wrapped in... Read More

Even the psychopaths behind genocide and mass murder take the time to justify their evilness when confronted. To make excuses, to rationalize, is human nature—even for the inhumane. We instantly think of the Russian generals ordering... Read More

Mission Improbable: Vietnam / A Blanche Murninghan Mystery / Nancy Nau Sullivan / Light Messages / Softcover $14.99 (290pp) / 978-1-61153-428-3 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop) / In Nancy Nau Sullivan’s cozy mystery novel Mission... Read More

You’re not alone if you have relatives who occasionally cause you to cringe with embarassment, and if you could peek further back in your family tree you’d certainly find a slew more ne’er-do-wells. But don’t include your... Read More

Alongside all the other reasons to be discouraged by the state of our union is the bitter divide in farm country between conventional farmers who rely on fertilizers and herbicides and the organic types who work to replenish the soil... Read More