Sitemap - 2022 - God of the Desert Books
Here's What Really Grinds My Gears, Part One
7 Reasons This Christian Hippie Became a Zealot Against Jew Hatred
A Hero Is Only As Great As His Villain
The Disappointment of Outgrowing My Favorite Filmmakers
Westerns Are Back and They're Better than Ever
Please, My Jewish Friends: We Desperately Need You Here in America
Good Morning from Western Wishes
How to Survive Living in the Virtual World
Winter at Western Wishes Wednesday
Indifferent to Racist Hate in America, Indifferent to Genocidal Hate in Ukraine
"The Whale" is a deeply moving film
An Emigrant to Israel Gets Tripped Up by His Feelings
Has Working Too Much Online Since 2009 Warped My Worldview Beyond Hope?
Have a Holly, Jolly, Psychedelic Christmas
If Today Is Just December 25 for You, We See You
Remembering My Father's Christmas at War in 1944
What Christmas Is All About, Charlie Brown
3 Hidden Weapons to Defend the Jewish State
How the Bible Reveals the 3 Types of Antisemites
The Only Kind of Holiday Magic That Counts
'Black Adam' Reveals the Root Problem in the Superhero Genre
John Hancock, America’s first proto-president
Is Qatar the Most Terrible State in the Middle East? Or Is Iran Worse?
How My Traumas Have So Transformed My Worldview That Many Can't Handle Me At All Anymore
More Evidence Emerging of the KGB's Hand in Killing JFK
The Miracle of the Christmas Snow
How Hanukkah Should Inspire Christians Too
Why I Adore My Catholic Friends' Worldview
Even the Smartest Brains Can Become Infected with Antisemitism
Please Give Disney's Greatest Masterpiece, Fantasia, Another Look
The Name Board, or Why I Don't Hate Indiana
Elon Musk Brings Onboard 'How to Fight Anti-Semitism' Author Bari Weiss to Twitter 2.0
Is Campus Antisemitism So Pervasive It's Now Normal?
5 Wild Surprises About Aging (That Aren't On All the Other Lists)
The Enemy of my Enemy Is Not a Trustworthy Friend
Inside Man: Why Spike Lee's Most Successful Film Is Also His Best
Obsessing Over 'the Left' Sabotages the Fight Against Antisemitism
4 Stupid Reasons People Don't Take Antisemitism as Seriously as They Should
Why Sally Can't Stand the Marx Brothers!
Why Morally Decent People Can't Buy Bitcoin
No, Slate, We Can't Tune Out The Antisemites
Christians Are Supposed to Embrace Suffering
So You Can Dish It Out, Buddy Boy, But Can You Take It?
An Open Letter to Elon Musk Thanking Him for the Correct Decision Shutting Down Neo-Nazi Kanye West
The Final 21 Films To View in Sally's Summer Arthouse Cinema Course
The JFK Conspiracy Theory Which Makes the Most Sense & Why It Matters Today
When & Why Conspiracy Theorists Sometimes Stumble Onto the Truth
Top Near-Death Researcher Sums Up His Findings, Thoughts
My Dignified, Not-at-All-Bratty Struggle With My Fiancé's Mountain Dew Addiction
What Causes Someone to Be an Antisemite?
What It Means When the Leader of the Republican Party Dines With THREE Antisemites
Follow-up Report to Observers from Outside Our World
War, Suffering and Media Memory: What do Films & Historians Miss In Our Great Conflicts?
"No, Really - You Guys Go Ahead!" Please!
Dave & Sally Road Trip Across America for the 4th Time
When Your Favorite Power Ranger Kills Himself
Days of Gratitude for November 21st
An Update from the Editorial Team!
A Report to Observers from Outside our World
November Days of Gratitude for November 10
Sally Stumbles Into 'Stranger than Paradise,' an Indie Classic
November Days of Gratitude for November 9
November Days of Gratitude for November 8
Sally Confronts the Mysteries of 'Mulholland Drive'
The PTSD Was Winning This Week...
Sally & Dave Dump on 'Hocus Pocus 2'
5 Forgotten Unforgettable British Actors
Algernon Blackwood's 'The Willows'
The Romanov Sisters and the Tragic Loss of Unique Individuals
How Sally Overcame Her Fears to Love Dogs
Where Do You Stand on 'Cancel Culture' and the Limits of Free Speech?
Sally & Dave Discuss Their Favorite TV Show: 'Shark Tank'
Dave & Sally Reflect On Their '90s Years
Where I Stand on So-Called Transsexual Rights
3 Reasons Why Dave Went Over 'to the Never Trump Dark Side'
Where We Stand On Trans Rights
Video: Puppy Jasmine Exploring New Desert Territory
Sally Asks Dave: "So, Are You Still a Conservative?"
Staring into a Little White Disk
Sally Interviews Dave as His PTSD-Fueled Health Problems Grow Worse
Pearl Harbor in Memory, Myth and Movies
Remembering the Horrors of the Soviet Gulags
Book of the Day: Eshkol Nevo's 'Three Floors Up'
On the Beach, I Will Read Plato
Sally Interviews Dave on His Latest Hospital Experience
'Once an Eagle' in Our Woke World
Lincoln, the Declaration of Independence, and continuous improvement
SATIRE: The Insidious Ideology Lurking in a Dr. Seuss Classic
10 Universally Relatable Inconveniences You Can Expect When Your Partner is Hospitalized
Update on our Editor-in-Chief, Part II: The Empire Strikes Back
Dave Crashed Into the Cuckoo’s Nest, Part VII
Herbert Hoover, Hero of Belgium
Dave Crashed Into the Cuckoo’s Nest, Part VI
Why I’ve Hesitated Showing Sally my Former Favorite Movie ‘Requiem for a Dream’
The Book of the Day: 'Nothing Sacred: The Truth About Judaism'
Dave Crashed Into the Cuckoo’s Nest, Part V
Dave Interviews Sally After She Sees the Infamous 'Reservoir Dogs' For the First Time
Book of the Day: "Educated," by Tara Westover
Dave Crashed Into the Cuckoo’s Nest, Part IV
How to Avoid Getting Upset with the News
Hasan-i-Sabah's Heresy, Kabbalah, and Parting with Friends 'For the Love of God'
Dave Crashed Into the Cuckoo’s Nest, Part III
Dave Crashed Into the Cuckoo’s Nest, Part II
The Queen, My Mom, and the Virgin
Sally Interviews Dave on Next Steps In PTSD Recovery
Dave Crashed Into the Cuckoo’s Nest, Part I
The Book of the Day: 'The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers' by Christopher Vogler
Share Your Go-To Comfort Watch!
Sally Interviews Dave About His Week In the Hospital
Book of the Day: "Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family," by Robert Kolker
Book of the Day: David Lynch's 'Catching The Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity'
"Why Would God Let All This Happen to Me?!"
Book of the Day - "What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner," by Emily Yoffe
The California Heat Wave Broke, But ...
Pinocchio? More Like Pi-Nope-io
Reaching the Top of the Bridge and Remembering 21 Years Ago
Jesus Christ Is the Greatest Character of All Time
The 9 Installments So Far in Sally's Summer Arthouse Cinema Course
The Prophet Elijah: 'It Is He Who Carries the Divine Message from Generation to Generation'
'Hasan-i-Sabah': The Final Crown Gem of An Incredible Writing Career
The Book of the Day: 'The Know-it-All' by A.J. Jacobs
A California Heat Wave Poem, or Adjusting to Fall in the Mojave Desert Instead of the Midwest
The Book of the Day: 'Fly Already' Stories By Etgar Keret
Pulling the 'Cosmic Trigger': Reading a Key Excerpt from My Favorite Book
Revealing My Second Ketamine-Inspired Prophetic Revelation
Journey to the Center of Darkness
The Book of the Day: 'Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy'
Sally Interviews Dave Before His Third Ketamine Infusion Therapy
The Book of the Day: 'Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires'
With ‘The Rehearsal,’ Nathan Fielder Takes Cringe Comedy to the Next Level
The Book of the Day: 'The Devil in the White City' by Erik Larson
Taking the Heat of the Desert and the Wisdom of the Desert Fathers
Announcing Our New Daily Premium Feature: 'The Book of the Day' Starts Tomorrow
Beginning An Exploration of Jewish Mysticism on Saturday Mornings
Confronting the Finger of God in 'Twister'
Not Quite 'Bamboozled,' But Certainly Entertained and Appalled
Why Did My Second Ketamine Infusion Make Me Think About Judaism and Islam?
The Prophetic Revelation After My First Ketamine Infusion
Interviewing Sally After She Saw 'Citizen Kane' for the First Time
Seeing 'The Interior Life' Through 'The Doors of Perception'
4 Bizarre Experiences That Could Happen After I'm Infused With Ketamine For the First Time Tomorrow
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Is the Best of Star Trek’s Next Generation
3 Days to My Ketamine Infusion Therapy...
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Why Sally Despised 'She-Hulk: Attorney-At-Law' So Intensely
Is 'Barry Lyndon' Stanley Kubrick's Hidden Gem?
Winston Churchill, with a Little Bit of Luck
What if San Bernardino County Escaped California and Became Its Own State?
Exploring the Fear of Overpopulation in the Original Star Trek Episode “The Mark of Gideon”
'The Character of the Genuine Monk Only Appears When He Is Tempted.'
Don't Miss Hulu's "The Dropout"
Why "Uncut Gems" Feels Like a New Classic
12 Ridiculous Knee-Jerk Reactions I Had to Dave's Ketamine Preparation Regimen
12 Healthy Lifestyle Changes I Need to Make Before Ketamine Therapy Starts in 12 Days
Which Types of Books Should We Publish?
4 Chinese Poems from "The Jade Mountain" and A Christian Meditation on Death
Confessing the Secret Reason Why PTSD Advocacy Will Remain A Pillar of This Publishing Company
Which Subjects Do You Want to Read More?
Benjamin Kerstein is Right: "the Iranian Regime Must be Destroyed"
Video of Me Playing Pundit and Talking Trump & Inflation on the Square Circle Podcast
Why We Had to Introduce Our Niece to “The Prince of Egypt”
Why Sally Likes "Solar Opposites" More Than "Rick & Morty"
Just How Wretched Are We Humans?
Who Is Your Favorite Female Star Trek Character?
What Kind of Content Should We Increase?
Introducing Our Niece to "Inside Out," Pixar's Greatest Film (GOTD Audio Podcast #9)
The Calm After the Storm, or Trying to Turn the Tide of PTSD
Storms in the Desert and A Puppy in the Briar Patch
What Works To Pick Up Your Mood?
Exploring the Battle of the Sexes in the Original Star Trek Episode “Spock’s Brain”
Trainspotting: An Optimistic Film About Hard Drugs (GOTD Audio Podcast #8)
On Letting Myself Be Surprised, or This is Not the Vacation I Was Expecting
Why We Need the Eastern Traditions Too
Exploring Envy in the Original Star Trek Episode “Turnabout Intruder”
Introducing Sally's Summer Arthouse Cinema Course As Taught By Me
A Dave's Eye View of Puppy Jasmine Darting Amidst the Mesquite Bushes: GOTD Video Podcast #10
Who are some of your favorite poets?
A High Caliber Jam in A Cathedral of Trees: An Evening with The Luke Winslow-King Band
We Finally Have Air Conditioned Relief From This Desert Hellfire: GOTD Video Podcast #9
A Welcome from the God of the Desert Books Poetry Editor
The Disability Post, or Creating Compassionate Community
Meet Senior Columnist Alec Ott!
2 Secrets to Imitating Christ? Silence & Solitude (GOTD Audio Podcast 5)
A Saturday Morning Puppy Play Session with Jasmine in the Mesquite Bushes (GOTD Video Podcast 8)
GOTD Audio Podcast Episode 4: PTSD, Robber of Sleep, Does Battle At 1 in the Morning
GOTD Video Podcast Movie Review #1: The Bob's Burgers Movie Wins Big!
GOTD Audio Podcast #3: The Benjamin Kerstein Article That Helped Save My Life Last Fall
Meet Partner and Art Director Mike Kilgore!
Sometimes Enough is Enough, or Diving Deep and Coming Up with Resilience
GOTD Video Podcast #7: Meet the Playful Puppy Jasmine As She Enjoys Her First Desert Morning Walk
GOTD Audio Podcast #1: "The Life These Holy Fathers Lived in the Desert"
NEW FICTION: How Superior is the Supreme Being?
GOTD Video Podcast #5: Teaching Myself How to Write Again After Violent Trauma
7 Calming YouTube Videos I Use To Treat the Damn PTSD
GOTD Video Podcast #4: How PTSD Makes a Misery of the Supermarket
A Shitty Day, or Leaving Room for the Unexpected
Meet Senior Columnist Tom Cosentino!
GOTD Video Podcast 3: Driving Through A Canyon Into Another World
Meet the Managing Editor: Sally Shideler!
GOTD Video Podcast #2: Are Americans Blind to Our Warlike Nature?
The Origins of Our Name: God of The Desert Video Podcast #1