http://www.stormtiger.com/collie Collie's Bestiary, containing philosophical thoughts and speculations, book reviews, rampant intellectual curiosity, Firestarter columns, etc. Done for fun, to learn interesting new tech, and for the enjoyment and entertainment of friends and family both old and new. en-us http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/img/rsscollie.jpg http://www.stormtiger.com/collie 65 50 http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/danceofdeath.cgi A modern-day homage (or perhaps rip) of Sherlock Holmes stories. http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/ Collie Collier's May 2005 Firestarter column. Short answer: acts which deliberately inflict pain and damage, in an effort to denigrate human dignity, are wrong. Long answer: Like most of the difficult ethical questions in life, my path to this decision came slowly, with quite a bit of soul-searching and long discussions with patient friends.... http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/reddust.cgi A young woman returns to her childhood home to testify against a confessed murderer, against the backdrop of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/archive/200604.cgi Collie Collier's April 2005 Firestarter column. ...where did the titular question come from? Several years ago I picked up a book by the Dalai Lama. It was very slow going, since it required a lot of thought to completely grasp the sometimes confusingly simple, sometimes mind-twistingly complex precepts. It was quite fascinating... until I hit the main concept in one particular chapter.... http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/corpsebride.cgi A stop-motion-animated fairy tale of love conquering all. http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/ozeki.cgi A half-Japanese, half-American documentarian struggles with the morality of mixing fact and fiction, while creating art to imitate life. http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/archive/200602.cgi Collie Collier's February 2006 Firestarter. Life is being "interesting" for me currently, and consequently my writing time has taken a big hit. I'm working out the issues causing this, and writing them out to clear them up in my head, so I hope to have something interesting next month. Until then, please enjoy the reviews for January and February.... http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/armstrong.cgi Elena, the only female werewolf in the world, must choose between her self-chosen desire to lead a normal human life, and her desire for her Pack and the demands it imposes on her. http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/haddam.cgi Part of a series of holiday-themed murder mysteries, with an ethnic ex-FBI detective http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/hurston.cgi The lovely prose story of Janie Crawford's discovery of her true Self, as a black woman in 1937 Florida http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/ Collie Collier's December 2005 Firestarter column. Short answer: who your immediate family is should be defined by you and your family members, according to your collected needs and wishes and without legal constraints -- since no one can know better than the family itself who its members truly are..... http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/howlsmovingcastle.cgi A beautifully realized anime fairy tale. http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/conant.cgi An extremely disappointing dog related murder mystery. http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/hamilton.cgi A story of adultery and teen angst which I do not recommend. http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/spong01.cgi The inspiring, fascinating autobiography of a man of courage, heart, and integrity -- a true Apostolic successor.