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January 14, 2013
A budding architect/engineer
This is a bonus chapter for my Kindle Single God’s Nobodies. Other posts in the series can be found here. One of the photos I include in the photo gallery came from the files of a Syracuse University recruitment officer. … Continue reading →
January 13, 2013
Stay tuned for an active week
Watch this blog and its companion Facebook page and Twitter feed this week for updates and links to new stories and interviews about God’s Nobodies. We’ll be featured in two or three newspaper stories and a live radio interview on Tuesday at … Continue reading →
January 12, 2013
“Singled Out” as best in January
The editors of the Amazon newsletter “Singled Out: The Best of Kindle Singles” chose God’s Nobodies as one of six January Picks. I’m pleased my book will get this boosted exposure among fans of e-singles, the shorter-than-a-book-but-longer-than-a-magazine-feature narratives that have become popular … Continue reading →
January 11, 2013
Which side are you on?
After getting that last post off my chest last night, I awoke to these two stories: one about a minister whose retrograde statements on homosexuality-as-sin came back to bite him, and one on a loving mother who stood up for … Continue reading →
January 10, 2013
Personal journeys
Lately I’ve been accused a few times of harboring an agenda in writing God’s Nobodies. By that, I assume my critics mean this is some sort of crusade to advance the so-called “homosexual agenda.” Guess what? You’re right. Depending on … Continue reading →
Two takes on forgiveness
I already blogged about Paul Tullis’ remarkable story in last Sunday’s New York Times Magazine. Now, the story’s editor, Vera Titunik, has compared that story’s tale of murder and forgiveness with God’s Nobodies. She manages in a few, succinct words … Continue reading →
January 9, 2013
Journalism as justice
While working on God’s Nobodies, I was invited to give a talk at an event sponsored by Syracuse University’s Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media. I helped launch the institute and appreciated the opportunity to … Continue reading →
January 8, 2013
An entire town mourns
When firefighters or police officers die while protecting their communities — maybe especially when those communities are small towns — every resident feels the loss acutely. That’s been the case in my hometown, Webster, New York, since Christmas Eve morning. And … Continue reading →
January 6, 2013
God’s Nobodies in social media
Just a reminder that we have an active Facebook page devoted to the book. While you must be a Facebook member to post to the page, you can read it regardless (it’s public). I post my more in-depth posts about … Continue reading →
January 5, 2013
Forgiveness as healing after a violent crime
Tomorrow’s New York Times Magazine carries an important and powerful story by Paul Tullis about the role of restorative justice and forgiveness in cases of violent crime. Like Esther Rufo in my story God’s Nobodies — mother of a murder victim, … Continue reading →
