Author: Matt
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Here I Stand, Martin Luther in Defense of his Theses.
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I admire that short sentence although I do not admire Luther who was an anti-Semite. Some of his essays about Jews are vitriolic. Unwilling to convert to Protestantism, Luther tagged them as “this insufferable devilish burden.” Read his “The Jews and Their Lies” (1543) and his “suggestions” of how to deal…
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ASK THE GOLEM — TITLE SUGGESTED BY JANE HOLT
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Jane and I have just finished laughing about the title of this blog. I was thinking of starting a column for a local newspaper with this as my working title. After all, what questions do you ask a golem? Before I go on I must say that I just finished…
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Breenibooks.com Review of Stricken
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If you go to breenibooks.com a review of Stricken by me is available for 10 December. I have decided not to do reviewing as it takes away from my own writing, my own life, if it be said. Time is very precious to me. However, if something really good is…
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Non-Maudlin Memories
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Each one of us is a repository. Like flypaper, time and its detritus clings to us, often unknown except at a subliminal level. Allow me to troll the lake of my mind and give evidence of that gone except in mind. I recall adults telling us “Hey, kids get off my…