An infuriated fic rec

http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/ednapontellier/HPATGOTO.html
Tragically, this, which is probably the most imaginative, exciting, involving and even emotional Buffy-Harry crossover I ever read, has only five chapters and has been left untouched for more than two years.

America's religion - essay 1

The heart of the conflict between conservatives and liberals in America is religious. Although some conservatives are not Christian and many liberals retain for various reasons a claim to Christian identity, nonetheless the claim that sets them at each other's throat is simple - simple and tremendous, because it implies a claim on the whole nation, including the opponents. Conservatives say: America was founded as, and remains, a Christian country. Liberals say: America was founded as, and remains, a secular country, whose organization has no organic connection with any kind of religion, and certainly not with Christianity.

Both are wrong - not just wrong, but grossly wrong.( Read more... )

A few sketches

It occurred to me that I haven't published any new sketches in years. There is of course a practical reason for it - I don't have a working scanner, let alone one that takes A3 sheets - but it means that a number of my newer friends may not even know that I am a failed artist. So, behind the cut, I have placed a number of drawings I produced from a few years ago, and which I published on this blog at various times - not to compare myself to any of my real artist friends, but to show that I do have a small claim in this area.
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