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Tag: spirituality

Engaging with atheism: Faitheist

October 26, 2023October 28, 2023 ~ Lory ~ 17 Comments

In Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious (2012), Chris Stedman tells his story-so-far -- he was only 23 at the time of writing -- to show that atheists and the religious should still be able to talk respectfully to one another. The first part covers Stedman's mostly religion-free childhood in a … Continue reading Engaging with atheism: Faitheist

#ReadingtheMeow2023: Thomasina

June 14, 2023June 30, 2023 ~ Lory ~ 15 Comments

When I picked out Thomasina to read for a cat-themed reading event at Literary Potpourri, all I knew about it was that the title character was a cat, and the author had also written Mrs 'Arris Goes to Paris, a book I'd recently enjoyed. I didn't pay attention to the subtitle ("the cat who thought … Continue reading #ReadingtheMeow2023: Thomasina

A new writing (and publishing) impulse

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January 29, 2023January 21, 2023 ~ Lory ~ 15 Comments

In the last few years, I started writing poetry again. I'd done it in fits and spurts since childhood, but was never really satisfied with my efforts. Then a personal crisis gave me a new impetus, inspiring me to produce one or even two or three poems a day, for several months. I found this … Continue reading A new writing (and publishing) impulse

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