Interesting how it's always "vote according to Biblical values!" until it comes to welcoming the immigrant, helping the poor, feeding the hungry, bringing healthcare to the sick, forgiving debts, caring for our planet, laying down our swords, or loving our neighbors.
Writing historical fiction is so benignly chaotic, like I'm in the middle of composing an intense, heartfelt, philosophical scene then suddenly I have to open a new tab for "when were towels invented"
At least 6 people have been killed and two dozen injured in a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb, authorities say https://t.co/H07W0ox97B
Today, when introducing WWI, a student raised her hand and brought up the death of a certain archduke. Nobody knew his name, so as a hint, I offered that he shares his name with a band.
Gentle reader, my students asked if there had perhaps been an Archduke Metallica.