For many years I wrote about fiction, story, belief, ordinary life, and the questions that shaped my work. More than two thousand essays remain here—not because every one represents my current thinking, but because together they tell the story of a writer learning over time.
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Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on Human Dignity and the Nuanced Relationship Between Agency and Victimhood
Here’s the link to this article. “The victim shows us something about our own lives: we see that we too are vulnerable to misfortune, that we are not…
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06/18/23 Biking & Listening to The Dictionary of Lost Words
Biking is something else I both love and hate. It takes a lot of effort but does provide good exercise and most days over an hour to listen…
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Post Arraignment, Day 5
I encourage you to read these articles (and watch the videos) to gain understanding and perspective concerning the historical federal case of United States of America vs. Donald…
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Worth sharing from Twitter
RC deWinter @RCdeWinter The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so “profound” that the professor…
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Cruelty, Crime and Abuse in the Name of Jesus
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison at 5/26/2023 It never seems to stop How does religion get away with it? It relies on the ignorance, gullibility and, yes,…
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Hope, Cynicism, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Here’s the link to this article. “Critical thinking without hope is cynicism. Hope without critical thinking is naïveté.” BY MARIA POPOVA To live with sincerity in our culture…
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Musings of Daniel Mocsny
Here’s the link to this article. By John W. Loftus at 5/22/2023 Lately Daniel Mocsny wrote a few separate comments for us. Here are some of them. Enjoy! At risk of…
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06/17/23 Biking & Listening to The Dictionary of Lost Words
Biking is something else I both love and hate. It takes a lot of effort but does provide good exercise and most days over an hour to listen…
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Post Arraignment, Day 4
I encourage you to read these articles (and watch the videos) to gain understanding and perspective concerning the historical federal case of United States of America vs. Donald…
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And The Pursuit of Happiness: Maira Kalman Illustrates Democracy
Here’s the link to this article. “We hope. We despair. We hope. We despair. This is what governs us. We have a bipolar system.” BY MARIA POPOVA I…
Richard L. Fricks 