Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
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Reading Lolita in Tehran

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

A memoir about living in the Islamic Republic, and reading English literature.  Mostly in a small, private class consisting of a handful of young women coming to the home of the author, after she had given up her post at the university.

Also hitting on the Iraq-Iran War, the requirements for veils, protests, executions, and more.

a great theological question answered

Does turn on a certain assumption, you have to agree with something Thomas Aquinas said, but

https://steemit.com/religion/@smithgift/how-many-angels-can-in-fact-dance-on-the-head-of-a-pin

Bluebeard Tales from Around the World

Bluebeard Tales from Around the World by Heidi Anne Heiner

A massive collection.

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the finish of fall

Morning sunlight on the Japanese maples is splendid, making the leaves glow like pure rubies.

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