I see 'Ahab's Wife' as offering an alternative vision to

I run into a lot of people who are instantly filled with ridicule at the idea that someone wouldn't eat meat.

I still never get recognized. Small, bald white guys like myself - we all kind of look the same.

The average life expectancy of a celebrity is 20 years less than someone working in a coal mine.

Shaving your head is acceptable. It's when you start wearing toupees and brushing your hair over that things go wrong.

I will be very sad when global warming and toxins kill off all the toads and frogs and salamanders. Here's hoping we, as humans, figure out a way to be less stupid.

I'm not Catholic but the Virgin Mary fascinates me because she's like a folk hero.