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Stephen Hayes

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Stephen Hayes was born in Durban, South Africa, and educated at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg, the University of Durham in England, and the University of South Africa.

He has had varied work experience, having been a bus driver in Johannesburg and London, a waterworks attendant in Windhoek, Namibia, a chaplain at the Missions to Seamen in Durban (sacked from the last two).

He was also Director of Training for Ministry in the Anglican Diocese of Zululand, Director of Mission and Evangelism in the Anglican Diocese of Pretoria, and an Editor and lecturer in Missiology at the University of South Africa.

He lives with his wife and two sons in the City of Tshwane, South Africa, while his daughter is an ikonographer in Athens,
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Stephen Hayes Yes, I think God is still at work. "The Year of the Dragon" was the result of a challenge to write a novel in the genre of Charles Williams, and one o…moreYes, I think God is still at work. "The Year of the Dragon" was the result of a challenge to write a novel in the genre of Charles Williams, and one of the concepts developed by Williams and his friends (the Inklings) was the Arthurian distinction between Britain (this world) and Logres (Britain's better nature -- Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde applied to nations). I believe South Africa had its "Logres moment" between 1989 and 1999, and then the old bad nature resurfaced. And yes, someone needs to write about that, Same dragon returned? Different dragon? I don't know, but it needs to be someone more familiar with a different manifestations of evil. (less)
Stephen Hayes Potentially, yes. But they have a habit of reappearing in different guises. As Paolo Freire, the Brazilian educationist, put it, the oppressed interna…morePotentially, yes. But they have a habit of reappearing in different guises. As Paolo Freire, the Brazilian educationist, put it, the oppressed internalises the image of the oppressor and so becomes an oppressor in turn. So in Soweto in 1976 A.P. Treurnicht and Ferdi Hartzenberg were channelling Alfred Lord Milner, and by 2046, if not sooner, some Minister of Education will be channelling them.(less)
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Twentieth Blogiversary

I started this blog 20  years ago today, on 28 Nov blame mi   blameasdLSKgokjik2005.

I was going to say more but the paragraph I just typed just disappeared, and I can't be bothered to type it all over again. I blame Microsoft with their stupid keyboard driver -- there is some key that if you press it by mistake defines a whole bunch of text, and the very next key you press, no matter what that key

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I wrote it, so I'm hoping that others will rate it and review it. The ebook version is now available.
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"Huxley is best known for Brave New World and his later descent into drugs and quackery. That seems a pity. His satires from the 20s still stand out for their icy precision and clarity. Those Barren Leaves is the sharpest."
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An above-average whodunit.

Set in the Peak District of Derbyshire in England (which I have never been to), I kept thinking of the setting as similar to that of the detective novels of Peter Robinson with his detective Alan Banks, set just a bit furth
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“Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy.”
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