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Rodney Richards

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Rodney's been a mediocre pool player for 50 years. Pepsi, word puzzles and Dunkin coffee, together with his unique religion Baha'i, are other loves after his exceptional family. Retired from a distinguished career in NJ government as a technical writer and contract manager, writing prose and poetry are now passions. A volunteer Court Mediator in Hamilton Township where he lives with his patient wife Janet of 42 years, Rod is just an average American, with challenges like everyone.
His life on a rollercoaster from bipolar disorder, it's just part of his story . . . .
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  Intro: There are thousands of "good enough" books published every day, so it takes a lot to stand out and have successful sales. Amazon has over 18 million books available. Few care that you've published; you have to find ways to interest them to read your story/novel/memoir. Really, read, but buy firs Read more of this blog post »
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“Episodes is about discovery of one's psyche and true personality while being completely absorbed in one's one Mind and thoughts. A story of coping and finding an unsure contentment. Finding the Rational Soul in all of us.”
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“Now is much better then was, and if and when aren't as great as now - yet.”
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“•The world God created for us is perfect if we'd only let it be - yet some humans try to make it less so. They won't succeed.”
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“Episodes is about discovery of one's psyche and true personality while being completely absorbed in one's one Mind and thoughts. A story of coping and finding an unsure contentment. Finding the Rational Soul in all of us.”
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“A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower. You didn’t have to struggle to make your face different than anyone else’s on earth. It just is. You are unique because you were created that way. Look at little children in kindergarten. They’re all different without trying to be. As long as they’re unselfconsciously being themselves, they can’t help but shine. It’s only later, when children are taught to compete, to strive to be better than others, that their natural light becomes distorted.”
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