Political and social commentary from a seat out back. August 31, 2010 by John Messeder. For the weeks leading up to the trip, I would tell people I was going to Hatteras.

Is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3. Tuesday, July 07, 2015. Over the summer, I will be reading and reviewing the six novels shortlisted for the 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Monday, June 22, 2015.

Languages of Liturgy and Occupation. On December 28, 2012. I grew up on the island of Deer Isle, Maine, where most people are Christian. We have thirteen churches and a population of 3,000; the nearest synagogue is over an hour away in Bangor. At an early age, my practice of Judaism became very personal. Hebrew, too, felt like a personal, spiritual language that I could use to speak to God.

Sunday, August 5, 2012. Tuesday, the week before we left, the Bolivar branch invited us for a farewell. Brother Rio had made us a photo of ourselves in front of the temple and we had dinner and a concert. It was gratifying to say the least. They had worked hard to make it special.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Of the Many of One. Of the Many of One. Rooted in our meager truths. Knowing only what we spout. That we are but one of the many of the one. And when Peace comes upon each. So that many might see. Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Whilst I often dally over. Trivial details of moments past. Or those never to be.