Vacation disasters
An occasional nightmare of mine, in Simpsovision:...
MissionariesA collection of 61 posts
SC #47: The Missionary Imposition
In which Bill reflects on sex and the modern Mormon missionary, with illustrations from his own post-Canada mission service. Live from Balticon, more or less!
It is not an option, it is your obligation
A nibble comes in, one admiring but not entirely won over, and yet again you find yourself crafting a book proposal to suit a particular audience of one. You like this audience of one, and you...
I bet Elder Cozis "speaks Greek" too
Speaking of missionary memoirs, Christopher Bigelow has published a very fine personal essay over at Popcorn Popping. Despite my cheeky subject line, it's a revealing read and you should check it out. Why do...
The next excerpt in a theoretically infinite series
[get context here] Gluttons for Punishment The only significant way in which Snow and I ever got the better of Roper and Steed was with their nicknames. I don't remember which of us thought...
And the requisite excerpt . . .
[from my ongoing memoir] There was one group we tried not to tangle with, though: our archenemies, the Jehovah's Witlesses—er, Witnesses. If we were dogs, then the Jay-Dubs were cats. If we were...