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September 2, 2018
Combative Hope
It’s one of those wonderful oxymorons: combative hope. Makes no sense at all until you let it sink in. Slowly. And then the phrase hits home because combat is part and parcel of life. All life. You disagree? Consider the time energy and sheer grit it took to get to where you are, wherever that […]
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August 26, 2018
How Machiavellian Are You?
How Machiavellian are you? Never thought about it? Since the word Machiavellian is defined as unscrupulous, underhanded and crafty the question of ‘just how Machiavellian are you?’ isn’t something that pops into the head of the average bear. Unless you’re a cop, or lawyer or have had sufficient experience with the justice system to know […]
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August 19, 2018
One Sure Sign That There is a God
“Forgiveness is the only thing that is new in the world, the one sure sign that there is a God.” One sure sign that there is a God: To some, those are words that can evoke a number of questions, confusion or even incomprehension. Reverend Ron Rolheiser wrote them in an article about Sister Helen Prejean’s […]
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August 12, 2018
Writing the End First
Writing the end first. Makes no sense, right? Writing the end first before the whole story is told? And yet, I’m doing just that. The thought had been niggling around for several weeks, until it stopped being a thought and took on legs. So yes, I am now writing the end of I,Claudia. Why? […]
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August 5, 2018
Which Wolf Do We Feed?
Which wolf do we feed? It’s an arresting question, isn’t it? Makes you curious enough to continue reading. Simple yet mysterious question aimed at stopping us in our tracks. Countless surveys recount that ours is the safest and wealthiest country in the world. Yet so many are angry, […]
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July 29, 2018
Taking Breaks, Multitasking, Fourteen Hour Days: Work Related Myths
Work related myths like working through lunch and the weekend: Was there a time when you fell for them? Way too busy to take a break? Annoyed with those who did? Considered yourself a master multitasker? Times when you prided yourself on skipping or eating lunch at your desk? Or decided not to take vacation […]
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July 22, 2018
More Lessons From Shadow- My Dog
More lessons from Shadow implies there have been previous ones, right? That’s because this guy has taught me innumerable lessons. The most recent? He provided a map for the plot of the novel I am currently writing. Perhaps you think I exaggerate? At least overstate? I’ll start with some of his earliest lessons. Then maybe […]
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July 15, 2018
Is Malthus Revisited Supernatural or Something Else?
Is Malthus Revisited Spiritual or Something Else? A number of reviewers have referred to my latest novel as ‘spiritual.’ Until a recent review, I did not stop to ponder why. A recent reviewer wrote that he was ‘disappointed’ that I ‘resorted to the supernatural’ in writing what he thought was an intriguing plot and the […]
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July 8, 2018
City Slickers Revisited-Up Close and Personal
City Slickers Revisited: yesterday, July 4th. Remember the movie City Slickers? Billy Crystal as the ‘Dude’ from Manhattan who persuades two Manhattan friends to join him on a cattle drive in the west? Although the movie was released over thirty years ago, certain scenes and characters remain vivid. Especially the yuppies with the mid-life crises […]
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July 1, 2018
3 Essential Qualities for Writers
Only 3 essential qualities for writers? Just 3? Actually no, there are probably about 100 but this morning, there are 3 that pop into my head: The ability to hold two paradoxical thoughts about just how well we write. Ceding control of the story to the characters. Extreme tolerance for risk. The two paradoxical thoughts […]
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