Author Archives: Dianna Dann Narciso

Chocolate ice cream is my drug of choice…

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Dianna Dann Narciso

  This is actually a picture of vegan ice cream. I’d like to go on record as never being a vegan and never considering eating vegan ice cream. I, frankly, don’t see the point. Nonetheless, this picture belongs to veganbaking.net … Continue reading →

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The two best quotes in Mary L. Trump’s book

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Dianna Dann Narciso

If you’re looking for a salacious exposé of Donald Trump in Mary L. Trump’s Too Much and Never Enough, you’ll be very disappointed. The book is part memoir, part history, never really succeeding at either. It does paint something of a … Continue reading →

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Phlogging our trip to Amelia Island…

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Dianna Dann Narciso

It’s another photo blog…a phlog! In mid-February, hubs and I went up to Fernandina Beach for the Amelia Island Book Festival Author Expo. Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island are at the northeastern tip of Florida, practically to Georgia. On our … Continue reading →

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Poultry Apologies and Foot Holes

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Dianna Dann Narciso

The title for this blog originated out of the Zumba Instructor Network. (Yes, I used to do that. No, not anymore.) The mistakes occurred in two different posts. Someone meant to say “paltry apologies” and someone else meant to say … Continue reading →

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Why I Quit Atheism

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Dianna Dann Narciso

A slightly different version of this essay is included in the second edition of Like Rolling Uphill: Realizing the Honesty of Atheism (2014) July 23, 2013 I quit atheism this past June. It’s funny how events and ideas converged over just about … Continue reading →

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The Honesty of Atheism

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Dianna Dann Narciso

This essay was original published in Russ Kick’s anthology, Everything You Know about God is Wrong (2007) and is included in the second edition of Like Rolling Uphill: Realizing the Honesty of Atheism (2014) Some time ago, after American Atheists president Ellen Johnson made … Continue reading →

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Atheism and Life of Pi

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Dianna Dann Narciso

I finally watched Life of Pi last night. It was a very moving film–very hard to get out of my mind. And so I sit here at five a.m. blogging. Before watching it, I’d heard quite a bit about it, as regards … Continue reading →

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What we do in the shadows…

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Dianna Dann Narciso

(Title added recently) January 30, 2006It took me a while, but now I’d like to respond to this blog by Danny Carlton, in which he calls me and the Musgroves vampires. Carlton quotes an Associated Press article giving the basic details of the … Continue reading →

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Dear Theist: The FAQ

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Dear Theist:Over the years I’ve heard plenty of questions, some good, some totally ridiculous. And I’ve received plenty of comments many of which made little sense to me. I understand that it is difficult to relate to atheism when you are well … Continue reading →

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These Books will Make you an Atheist (Run!)

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Dianna Dann Narciso

Yes, I’ve read them all. And these are only the ones I listed when I had the original Atheist View website. On Atheism: Atheism: A Reader edited by S.T. JoshiAtheism: The Case Against God by George H. SmithAtheist Universe: Why God Didn’t … Continue reading →

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