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Connectivity

I know better. Of course I do. But broke, living in my car, and denied the necessary freedom of internet access for the sixth day running prove too much for my caution. I have job applications to lodge, even with my small hope of success, and no

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Good day to you!

I hope you’re having a nice spring. For me, no matter what time of year it is, or what the weather is like, reading is an important and fun part of my day. It’s the most relaxing part of my day, too, and I always look forward to it. I need it. It’s a chance to have some quiet time an

Think and say the word, or think and say “Peace.”

Today, I want to focus on the work of other writers.

Firstly, I would encourage you to read these words by Tochi Onyebuchi in his essay, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream: The Duty of the Black Writer During Times of American Unrest.

Secondly, you should definitely check out this amazing work I’ve li

We got nothin'.

Oh, not much going on in the world at the moment, is there?

Here are today’s five things:

Trump gassing peaceful protestors to walk to a photo op: I think we’re all used to the president being appallingly tone deaf, but this one seems destined for the top ten collection (I’m hesitant to rank it an

I’ve got this amazingly tone deaf email this morning offering us writing advice on Ryder. Heh. Today is just one of those days.

Yesterday Kid 2 moved to Austin in the middle of protests so it was a stressful day. Today the electrician looked at our flood issue and said he can’t do anything until an A

Jeff Goins is a writer, keynote speaker, and award-winning blogger with a reputation for challenging the status quo. He is the best-selling author of five books, including The Art of Work, which landed on the best­ seller lists of USA Today, Publisher's Weekly, and The Washington Post. He lives with

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Day Two of #Occult30 — a month long celebration of

True Tales of the Strange & Unusual.

[image error]On June 2, 1692, in the village of Salem, Massachusetts, Bridget Bishop was the first person to be tried for witchcraft; she was found guilty and hanged e

This is a very incomplete list of incidents from the past few days. The videos are disturbing, and many show blood and graphic violence.

I’m not arguing that there are zero protesters or outside agitators instigating violence. Nor am I interested in the “Not all cops!” debate. Sometimes cops commit a

While some blogs on the right have declared that the United States are already dead, I don’t believe that. After all, a lot of us are still alive.

No, okay, I know we are in a rather icky place, but let’s please be aware that a) this doesn’t mean we’re losing. b) Jerry is probably trying to hack

And now here Rebecca was, five months later, waking up in a one-room shack deep in a canyon somewhere between the Wood River Mountains, which together formed part of the southwestern curve of the Alaska Range.  The mine sat on a creek in a deep, narrow crevice formed between thre

Here it is; the $64,000 question:

“Mr. Chatmon, did you enjoy your time as executive director of the L.A. Black Book Expo?”

There is no one answer, right or wrong on this subject. I will say that my first year was probably the best. I enjoyed holding it at the Expo Center which to me was the perfect p

A fines del siglo XIX e inicios del XX, cuando Europa se había cansado de la seducción del romanticismo literario y filosófico; muchos pensadores se empecinaron en demostrar que la subjetividad era lo más cercano a un juego de adolescentes y que los ideales podían sucumbir al estricto mundo de la ci

The new Joker movie with Joaquin Phoenix has been stirring up some controversy lately, and when I see a film being hotly debated in the media, I want to have a look to see if any truth can be found to the various debates. The arguments with this film include the common ‘copycat’ concern, rightfu