Publisher’s note: Good morning and welcome to Earlywood, a free excerpt from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve written since 1996. Sometimes, it’s from a magazine article. Or a book. Or (in this case) a blog entry from 2006. Each entry has been updated or annotated with some modern context or point of view. Enjoy!
For a nearly vanished religious sect t…
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