Where the Forest Murmurs, by Fiona Macleod, Part 1

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Ecclesiastical History of England, by the Venerable Bede, Part 3

Let's relax in the wayback machine with more from the religious history of England. This time, Saint Bede recalls Saxon double-dealings, divine healings, the Pelagian heresy, and the somewhat cowardly companions of Saint Augustine, who get politely yelled at by the pope. Miraculo ...  Show more

The Story of a Boulder, by Archibald Geikie, Part 2

Let's take a relaxing trip back to Scotland and explore geology through the details of a single boulder. This time, glacial effects, the cyclical nature of formations, life in the past, and ideas about how an ocean boulder ended up in a river valley. So much lovely speculative im ...  Show more

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