by Maggi Smith-Dalton | Sep 10, 2013 | The Public Humanist
The religious movement known as “Spiritualism” permeated nineteenth-century life, growing so rapidly that, by 1869, Emma Hardinge [Britten](1823–1899), historian of the first two decades of the religion, estimated that there were eleven million...
by James Heflin | Sep 20, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
One of the great voices of Ireland has died at 74. Here’s the Irish Times piece. Below is the Heaney broadside I am fortunate to have on my wall at home:
by James Heflin | Sep 30, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
At present, I’m at work on the next Advocate cover story, a catch-up with John Allen of Big Bad Bollocks fame. He’s compiled a set of tales of his English upbringing and pursuit of America called Marmite Cowboy. Along with it, you’ll find this highly...
by Caleb Rounds | Sep 5, 2013 | Talk Dirt to Me
Until last year I avoided growing corn. I can buy it at nearly any farm for next to nothing and even though it’s not quite as fresh as garden corn, it tastes better than the week old stuff (if you’re lucky) at the big grocery stores. But last year I...
by Caleb Rounds | Sep 11, 2013 | Talk Dirt to Me
Seed catalogs sell a lot of F1 hybrids: crosses between two inbred lines. Inbreeding sounds pretty icky (I hope), but in garden plants we don’t really worry about it. Inbred lines are kept genetically isolated: they’re not allowed to have funny business...