As you know, human history is full of evil deeds, and maybe we ought to think of them with tears, not fascination.

We are among the first peoples in human history who do not broadly inherit religious identity as a given, a matter of kin and tribe, like hair color and hometown. But the very fluidity of this—the pos...

The fact that pigs were abroad in the night seemed to bring home to me the perilous nature of my enterprise.

The failure of Hellenism has been, largely, a matter of organization. Rome never tried to impose any sort of worship upon the countries it conquered and civilized; in fact, quite the contrary, Rome wa...

There were some places, and streets, where he did not venture since he had learnt that others had claims there greater than his own - not the gangs of meths drinkers who lived in no place and no time,...

This isn't about love as in caring. This is about property as in ownership.

Sin quitarme los ojos de encima, acercó aún más su pupitre.- ¿Sabes una cosa?- ¿Qué?- Que he entrado en tu blog.Ay, Dios. ¿Cómo lo había encontrado? Un momento; la pregunta que debía hacerme era la si...

So why did he do it?Cricket rakes a hand through his hair. For the same reason everyone makes mistakes. He fell in love.

The Union is what needs defending this year. Government of Enron and by Halliburton and for the Southern Baptists is not the same as what Lincoln spoke of. This gang of Republicans has humbugged us to...

The alchemist picked up a book that someone in the caravan had brought. Leafing through the pages, he found a story about Narcissus.The alchemist knew the legend of Narcissus, a youth who knelt daily...

The cave was cool and silent- thoroughly carpeted- with the most luxuriant mantle of mosses Alma Whittaker had ever seen.The cave was not merely mossy; it throbbed with moss. It was not merely green;...

You see, she concluded miserably, when I can call like that to him across space--I belong to him. He doesn't love me--he never will--but I belong to him.

You think I don’t deserve him, I say to Cardan.He smiles slowly, like the moon slipping beneath the waves of the lake. Oh no, I think you’re perfect for each other.

She shrugged her shoulders, then shifted her attention to the hand-labeled glass jars of honey. Which one do you want to use?Something mild to go with the cheese.The milkweed blossom?Isabel nodded. We...

She sometimes takes her little brother for a walk round this way, explained Bingo. I thought we would meet her and bow, and you could see her, you know, and then we would walk on.Of course, I said, th...

In the year 2025, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives. . . .

It is your duty to save these prospects from that disappointment. Every potential customer, who misses out on what you have to offer, due to your lack of zeal or passion, every prospect who ends up wi...

Percy? Annabeth gripped his arm.Oh, bad, he muttered. Bad. Bad. He looked across the table at Frank and Hazel. You guys remember Polybotes?The giant who invaded Camp Jupiter, Hazel said. The anti-Pose...

Perhaps this is the purpose of detective investigations, real and fictional -- to transform sensation, horror and grief into a puzzle, and then to solve the puzzle, to make it go away. 'The detective...

Rage flared up in Tessa and she considered belting Woolsey with the poker whether he came near her or not. He had moved awfully quickly while fighting Will, though, and she didn’t fancy her chances. Y...