Dr. Faustus, or, How Is Your 401K Doing?

Doctor Faustus by Keith Azariah-Kribbs S.D.G. The candle guttered, and the cold draft brought with it the taste of sulfur, the stone that burns, the sound of claws grating on the dank crypt floor where Faustus had left the circle where he had made the marks and said the words and, the rite completed, he […]

Potter versus Pullman: Where Can You Really Find Magic?

Imagine you woke up in a world where you could, with a simple phrase, make a glass partition protecting your evil cousin from a giant python disappear. And shortly after, you discover that there’s a whole community of people just like you who are desperately trying to get in touch with you because you’re their […]

The cold, hard light of romanticism.

What deluded miserable creature doesn’t want to feed the hungry, heal the sick, and thwart the unjust? It’s not only fair and right and good, it’s even cheaper that way. That’s just cold, hard reality. So we have a world full of serious, sober-minded men and women doing their best to make this all happen. […]