Thursday, August 21, 2025

Mary Renault--you MUST read all her novels on Alexander--as well as her non-fiction book.

A homosexual herself, she easily plugged into the bi-sexual ways of Philip of Macedon and his son Alexander.
Many novelists have written of Alexander--
Renault is the best.
In Greek times bisexuality it is said was universal--I guess especially among the higher classes.
It was still so, for instance with economist John Maynard Keynes in the 20th century.
Or people were in the closet, or it was considered a sin.
Some people went to prison.

From "Utah residents reel"--NPR--My cousins and I were in St. George a few hours in 2016 on our way to canyonland. Very dry like that.

The couple says those 33 hours before the alleged shooter was caught felt like an eternity. He condemned Kirk's murder. "I didn...