This week, @npr.org will air a series called "Church and States" - about religion and politics--that's a collaboration with @rns.org
Here is a preview: www.npr.org/2026/05/25/n...
Been working on this story for a while - it's about pastors who support ICE and immigration enforcement.
religionnews.com/2026/06/05/m...
I have that big damn book contract specifically because my publisher knows they can rely on me to turn in a pretty good book once a year and not be a pain in their ass while I do it.
And like, a page-turner when I already know there are six (?) more books to come!
I wrote about Dungeon Crawler Carl for @theflytrapmedia.com today, but I didn't get into one of the things I find most surprising about how much I like the books so far: there is nothing more boring than watching people play a video/tabletop game you're not involved in, and yet i am fully engaged
A popular worship song keeps showing up at political rallies.
I wanted to know why. Here's what I found
www.npr.org/2026/05/27/n...
The Yankees kept this from the old Stadium. It’s in the press box. Imagine some of the names on here over the years.
Bob Smietana
The day I heard a fellow in an O’Hare terminal explaining to his (I presumed) wife via cellphone that he was enjoying his time in Manhattan was the day I realized fiction had changed forever.