It would be an engaging predicament had this all been popcorn movie fare. The audience would be leaning forward right about now with suspenseful anticipation, waiting for the miraculous moment of triumph in the midst of an emotional clash. Unfortunately there's no camera lighting or any director's clapboard to ease my own tension as my mind slowly awakens wondering in which poor soul's tome I am buried. I can taste the wretched ...

This is a tweener post, I guess. It could fit inside either the religion and philosophy category or in the pop culture category. Considering author Taylor Ellwood's knowledge and use of pop culture, however, I decided to settle on the latter. It seemed more fitting.

For those of you unaware, I occasionally write stuff; and no, I'm not referring to just this blog. Recently, Taylor Ellwood edited an anthology on pop culture magic ...