NanoWriMo Update 11/18/15

And we are up to 33,388 words. This is the royal “we”, of course.

It’s easy to write because I am creating a story I am excited to tell. I’m not giving away any details at the moment.

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RELIGION and EXTREMISM

FIRST, A LITTLE THEORETICAL HISTORY (I THINK)

Religion is a messy business. Most of them have their origin in tribal societies. Tribes have a few mores: don’t mix with people outside the tribe; suspect everyone not in the tribe; our tribe is good, other tribes are bad; change is chaos so the old ways are best; tow the line; and we are favored by the gods. Sound familiar? Okay.

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