Steve Propp most often writes novels, with serious intellectual themes. But this nonfiction book contains writings and essays dealing with a wide variety of topics in the areas of science, religion, philosophy, and politics. The first section includes expansions of topics that were briefly covered in his earlier nonfiction book, Inquiries: Philosophical (2002). Subjects include: Science and the Multiverse, Time Travel, Extraterrestrial Life, Artificial Intelligence, Life after Death, and more. The second section consists of twelve "Lay Sermons, " such as could be addressed to a religious congregation, on topics such as: the Image of God, the Problem of Suffering, Social Justice, Forgiveness, hurtful "divisions" based on gender, sexual orientation, etc., "Negative" images in the mass media, and others. The third section contains thirty brief topical essays, such as: Family, Education, Loneliness, Freedom, Authority, Justice, Progress, Individuality, Civility, Technology, Emotions, and even Holidays. The final section has several previously unpublished writings.