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Richard Levangie

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Author Richard Levangie holds a black belt (nidan) in Shotokan karate and spent a decade teaching youth at the Halifax ISKF under karate masters Tony and Danny Tam. He trained through many years of migraines, chronic fatigue, and fibromyalgia, but eventually hung up his black belt. After many lost years, he finally got an accurate diagnosis and the neurosurgery that saved his life. It took another twelve years before he entered a dojo again to train with the Silver Cranes, a martial arts class in Nova Scotia for the over fifty crowd. He now writes books about fighters who refuse to give up, no matter how many times they’re knocked down. Red Tiger, an adult fantasy, is coming in 2026.

Sometimes life imitates art.

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Five Things About Me

1) I sometimes feel like the original Boy Who Lived. After 13 years of daily migraines, three decades of poor health, and six hours of brain surgery, I'm still here, and determined to leave my mark on the world.

2) I garnered my third degree — an MFA in Creative NonFiction — in 2015, at the age of 55.

3) I have two greyhounds, Prospero and Serafina, whose names were inspired by literature. Most peop Read more of this blog post »
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“Holding on to anger is like holding on to a hot coal that you wish to throw at your enemy. You are the only one who gets burned.”
Richard Levangie, Secrets of the Hotel Maisonneuve

“Sometimes when I let problems percolate, an answer comes to me out of the blue.”
Richard Levangie, Secrets of the Hotel Maisonneuve

“But it's a good lesson to always try to be kind to people. You never know what battles they're fighting, what problems they have to overcome.”
Richard Levangie, Secrets of the Hotel Maisonneuve

“Holding on to anger is like holding on to a hot coal that you wish to throw at your enemy. You are the only one who gets burned.”
Richard Levangie, Secrets of the Hotel Maisonneuve

“Sometimes when I let problems percolate, an answer comes to me out of the blue.”
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