1.0John Becketthttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckettJohn Becketthttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/author/johnbeckettHow to Make a Monsterrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VFweWNmksf"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2024/03/how-to-make-a-monster.html">How to Make a Monster</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2024/03/how-to-make-a-monster.html/embed#?secret=VFweWNmksf" width="600" height="338" title="“How to Make a Monster” — John Beckett" data-secret="VFweWNmksf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/243/2024/03/Frankenstein-780x439-1-scaled.jpg768432Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein is as relevant today as it was when she first wrote it. Treat people monstrously and they will become monsters. Treat people monstrously and you will become a monster yourself.