Few groups are as misrepresented in fiction as the Wiccans. From the evil witches prone to stealing red slippers to all-knowing druids who leak cryptic clues to fantasy novel heroes, it’s rare to encounter a realistic character who... Read More

During a visit to a commander who controlled provinces in northern Afghanistan, a Pakistani journalist spotted blood and chunks of flesh in the courtyard. He was told that the commander had just handed out punishment to a soldier. For... Read More

El Capitan, Half Dome, giant sequoias, the legacy of naturalist John Muir, and the smartest bears in the world. Meet the staff at Yosemite National Park, plus its creatures, plants, and hikes. Discussions of camping supplies, climbing... Read More

This smartly designed collection of opposed concepts stars the single figure of a 
hippopotamus in many guises: small and large; thin and thick, blurry and clear; rough and soft; behind and in front; right and left; alone and together... Read More

“My faith is based on some principles that I learned growing up, adjusted by a realization that those principles may be affected by other people and finally attuned to my own grasp of what is real for me personally.” With that... Read More

The New Testament Gospel of Mark includes a story about four devoted friends who carry a paralyzed man to Jesus for healing, only to be halted by a crowd. Undaunted, the men “dug through the clay roof … [and] lowered the sick man on... Read More

Some Christians believe Jesus and Paul overturned the laws of the Old Testament and in their place instituted new laws of love and grace. In God’s Law, Captain Sonny Paago seeks to correct this view by explaining that the Old Testament... Read More

Gizmo the dog and Scatz the cat do not get along. Though they live in the same house, Gizmo likes to chase Scatz, bark at her, and steal her food. Scatz spends most of her time running from Gizmo. Things change for both of them, however,... Read More