Elephants Are Not Birds

Activism is ruining medicine.

The insanity must stop. Professors at America’s leading medical schools are apologizing for using terms like “male” and “female.” Overnight, the woke police have deemed that phrases like “pregnant woman” are “transphobic”—because it implies only women can give birth, which offends transgender students.

Out with “breast-feeding” . . . In with “chest-feeding.”

Out with “pregnant woman” . . . In with “birthing people.”

The pressure placed upon the educational system to eliminate binary categories is growing; professors are bullied into complying with new and ever-changing linguistic dictates or face severe blowback—often in real time, as hypersensitive students call out their professor for language choices they deem unacceptable, as well as the foundational notion that God created us “male and female” (Genesis 1:27).

Thankfully, there’s a ray of hope in this present darkness. A new children’s book, appropriate for ages 4-12, cuts through the mental gymnastics spawned by the gender fluid and transgender crowd.

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OFFICIAL Hazel the Outlaw Mummy BOOK TRAILER

The mystery surrounding Hazel Farris dates back to 1906 . . . and ends in the garage of a circus carney almost a hundred years later. This fascinating short story is sure to stick with you for a long time.

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The reviews are rolling in:

[5 Stars] “Bob DeMoss draws you into this story and makes you feel like you are right there with him, absorbing every moment and twist in the story. He's a gifted storyteller who paints pictures and develops rich characters with an economy of words. I thoroughly enjoyed this captivating tale and look forward to reading more books from this author. Highly recommend.”

[5 Stars] “A fascinating story that had me captivated in that basement wondering what was about to happen. Luther is a full blown character with so many facets and Bob sure was courageous enough to continue into the house. DeMoss is a master writer with his descriptions of the scenery, people and places a delight to the senses to read.

[5 Stars] “This read was refreshing to come across. In a world where everything comes prepackaged and easy to figure out as soon as you've read the title you come across a tale of a man from a time once thought to have been discarded. A renaissance man of sorts, I can't help but think of Frank Abagnale Jr as DeMoss unpackages this character Luther. DeMoss is himself an Indiana Jones of sorts as he explores the creepy depths of the basement. He definitely has more courage than I ever would! This is a great escape from the mundane. Makes me want to go exploring the backroads in the country for a more interesting class of people.”

[4 Stars] “The spirit of Aesop’s Fable: Entertaining read with a modern day moral. Well worth your time for both the intriguing nature of the story and the thoughts you will keep thinking as you ponder it all.”

[5 Stars] “From the first line to the last, Bob DeMoss weaves a compelling and gripping story. Colorfully written, he transports the reader into the various scenes with great detail and purpose. Succinct but quick moving, no words are wasted. Best of all, it's not just a good story—and DeMoss has few peers when it comes to his level of storytelling. This reads contains profound truths that promise to breathe new life into tired and frustrated readers, especially those struggling to let go of a past slight. Entertaining, edifying and thoughtful, learning more about Hazel and Luther will inevitably lead you to discovering more about yourself and those around you . . . and hopefully, before it's too late!”

Shakespeare: Ban the Bard?

Reading the sanctimonious rant by Amanda MacGregor, feminist and former library assistant, you’d think William Shakespeare was the devil incarnate. This watchdog of woke rights is highly critical of the Bard. She accused him saying, “Shakespeare’s works are full of problematic, outdated ideas, with plenty of misogyny, racism, homophobia, classism, anti-Semitism and misogynoir”—the hatred of black women.

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

Shakespeare, born 457 years ago this month, continues to have a monumental impact on students worldwide. But like MacGregor, Dana Dusbiber, a high school educator, believes all that glitters isn’t gold.

Shakespeare may be the gold standard, but hers is a jaded view: “I do not believe that a long-dead, British guy is the only writer who can teach my students about the human condition.” She prefers “literature written by a wide range of ethnically-diverse writers” rather than clinging to “one (white) man’s view of life as he lived it so long ago.”

Granted, Dusbiber and MacGregor are free to castigate Shakespeare. But their fashionable assassination of classic literature exemplifies what C.S. Lewis called “chronological snobbery”—the unfounded logic that art, science and the thinking of a prior age are inherently flawed, worthless and should be discredited.

By contrast, Matthew Truesdale, a high school English teacher, embraces the teaching of Shakespeare and believes banning him is obscene: “To dismiss Shakespeare on the grounds that life 450 years ago has no relation to life today is to dismiss every religious text, every piece of ancient mythology (Greek, African, Native American, etc.), and for that matter, everything that wasn’t written in whatever time defined as “NOW.”

Not surprisingly, the halls of academe are in a pickle: There are those who mimic the efforts to besmirch Shakespeare. During her employment as a high school teacher, Claire Bruncke banished him from her classroom so she could “stray from centering the narrative of white, cisgender, heterosexual men. Eliminating Shakespeare was a step I could easily take to work toward that.”

Put another way, Out, damned spot!

While the cancel culture wants their pound of flesh, Sachel Bise, who teaches special education, is a champion of Shakespeare. She cites an Ohio State University study which found reading Shakespeare arouses and “improves brain function, test scores and social skills.” She says the critics concerns are overblown, adding, “When Shakespeare programs remain in schools, students gain the best advantages.”

Here’s the zany part of the debate.

When pious protesters ban the Bard, they ignore his unquestioned impact upon the English language. Shakespeare invented more than 2,000 useful words and phrases we use everyday—including all of the bold-faced words and phrases in this article.

As good luck would have it, last week my new book Hazel the Outlaw Mummy was able to outsell a Shakespeare play. To be clear, that doesn’t mean Hazel will still be marketable 400 years after its release—as are his works.

Comparatively speaking Hazel is a shooting star while Shakespeare is a moonbeam, shedding unrivaled rays of insight and meaning.

While there are many worthy contemporary authors, none rise to his level of cultural impact. This is why, come what come may from the fiendlike wonk censors, I believe educators should stick with the time-honored place Shakespeare has earned in education. And, by all means, incorporate modern voices to supplement the instruction.

With William Shakespeare, there’s no such thing as too much of a good thing.

HAZEL: The Outlaw Mummy

This new short story is unlike anything I’ve ever written.

Thrill seekers young and old, step right up—meet Hazel Farris. She’s a hard-living, wild Kentucky woman, whose penchant for fast living and faster guns, finally caught up with her in 1906 when her husband had fallen victim of his wife's outrage, steel nerve, and deadly aim.

But questions remain . . .

Why did she shoot her husband? Did she shoot the sheriff and his deputy? After she fled the scene, were her mummified remains faked—or the real deal?

Does a country carny named Luther Brooks, who lived a hundred years after Hazel was born, hold the key to the truth?

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DR. SEUSS: BANNED I AM

One Book. Two Books. Now Look. Banned Book. An ode to Theodor Seuss Geisel—a liberal Democrat—whose award winning children’s books failed to pass the latest round of “inclusivity” according to the Overlords of Learning at Loudoun County Schools in Virginia.

The Loudoun County Sneetches had brains of lard. “We’re the best kind of Sneetch, we’re avant-garde.”

Working late into the night, sneaky Sneetch teachers gave such a fright. ‘Cause Whos down in Whoville were decidedly too white.

With their snoots in the air, they sniffed and they snorted, “Have nothing to do with those Seuss loving Sneetch sorts.”

“But it’s Seuss’ birthday,” Sneetch students said in dissent. Came the reply: “We meant what we said, and said what we meant.”

“Kids cannot, they should not, read Dr. Seuss! Too many racial undertones we’ve deduced.”

Those Seuss loving Sneetchs asked, “May we read him in a tree?” “NO!” came the word, “Not in a tree. Not anywhere—leave him be.”

High above in their academic tower, Sneetch teachers teetered and glowered:

“We Sneetches up top, we see great sights, Down at the bottom, readers have no rights.”

Now, the lard-brained Sneetches said another Thing 2: “Children may read A is for Activist, in class . . . or in a canoe.”