Fred Clark has posted a new post, NRA: The best coffee at O’Hare, at Patheos.com.
This week Fred writes about pp.11-17 of Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist
Excerpt:
The authors’ intended message there is that the woman is being oversensitive. The authors’ unintended message is a subtle, but powerful bit of characterization that paints a heartbreaking portrait of a marriage — one that could never be understood by two men who think that women’s “oversensitivity” is the source of most marital problems.
[Fred Clark, NRA: The best coffee at O’Hare, June 22, 2012, posted at Patheos.com]
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For fans of Casey and Andy: "Leon was there, too".
"But tell me, Supreme Potentate..."
"Please, call me Nick."
"Just how did you establish the one world government?"
"Really, it was easy. I mean, have you seen politicians these days? All I had to do was promise people an end to politics and dishonest deal-making, just plain old-fashioned rule by a plain old-fashioned ruler, and they quickly fell into line. I didn't mention the end of all human life too, but hey, if they couldn't work that out for themselves... what can you do?"
...
"A hybrid I designed and named myself," Carpathia said.
"In that case I know I'm not qualified to fly it. I'm no test pilot. I haven't done the conversion course. I don't even know how many engines it has!"
"You won't need any of that. It flies itself. You're just there to shake that pretty backside of yours, for me and my... special guests."
"Whose idea was THAT?"
"Why, Ms Durham's, of course."
Posted by: Firedrake | Jun 24, 2012 at 12:15 PM