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Banned Book. Bane or Blessing?
My books have been banned. It happened yesterday. No, they weren’t added to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ list of politically unacceptable...
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May 29, 20233 min read
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Mainstream, Free-form Jazz
Despite a health matter that has limited my activities of late, and the pending sale of my condo and purchase of a place in Clearwater, I...
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May 21, 20233 min read
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Justice Is Blindfolded
Politics aside, it’s a cold-hearted person who isn’t outraged by the gross injustices that occur all too often in this country's justice...
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Mar 4, 20234 min read
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An Abundance of Casserole
We need a new law: Driving While Gorging, or Driving Under the Influence of Gluttony -- six-month sentence to an addiction recovery program
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Nov 26, 20223 min read
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Carville - the Economy Redux
Now and then, I get exercised, sometimes to the point of alarm, over political developments, and vent my spleen or pull the warning bell...
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Oct 25, 20224 min read
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A Bevy of Books
Ladies and gentlemen, the books are flying off the shelves this week. We’re talking about the kind that have you hunkered down and...
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Oct 3, 20222 min read
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Bookstore Redux
Emphasis is less on the big sellers of the day than on classic literature, philosophy, spirituality, and the metaphysical.
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Aug 12, 20222 min read
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What Are Words Worth?
“I think our collective problem is that there are so many writers now ... that the effort to become known ... becomes an obsession."
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Aug 4, 20224 min read
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Baby It's Hot Outside
But the biggest obstacle, by far, to combating climate change is the voters, Rampell says.
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Jul 23, 20224 min read
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Rollin' on the (Rapid-Strewn) River
Amazon. The word has several meanings. It was a legendary race of female warriors whom, the ancient Greeks believed, raised havoc in...
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Jun 22, 20224 min read
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New Blood Edition, New Website
My new website, featuring the new edition of Blood on Their Hands, is up and running months after publication of the first edition ceased.
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Mar 11, 20224 min read
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Calamity Eve?
Herewith, my annual Christmas letter: Christmas Eve, 2021 Dear Readers, The other day, I was walking in my condo complex when I spotted...
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Dec 24, 20216 min read
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The Long and Short of It
George Saunders In middle and high school literature classes, I remember grousing about having to look for the “hidden meanings” in short...
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Dec 9, 20214 min read
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‘Twas the Night After Turkey
Lubben Brothers The evening air under clear skies had just enough of a nip to be bracing, and the mix of folk, light rock and hints of...
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Nov 28, 20213 min read
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A Time to Read
Good thing I took a book with me to Nicaragua, because I didn’t take my email password. The book is The Grass Is Singing, by the late...
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Oct 21, 20215 min read
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A Pain in the Arm?
A novel idea occurred to me the other day. Excuse me, I don’t mean I got an idea for writing another novel, not just after finishing the...
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Aug 11, 20215 min read
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Fascism — Fast Forward
On the heels of the awarding of the Pulitzer Prize to the teenager who videotaped the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis,...
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Jun 23, 20216 min read
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Untitled
On my trip in March to Costa Rica for dental implants, I found a book, E.M. Forster’s A Room With a View, left in a drawer where I E.M....
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May 30, 20213 min read
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A Second Chance
If you’re a procrastinator like me, you often miss out on great opportunities. So you may have delayed entering a contest to win 45+...
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May 6, 20211 min read
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To Believe or not to Believe, That Is the Question
Rob Eagar An elderly woman who lives in my condo complex told me her mother had advised never to talk about religion or politics, a...
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Apr 27, 20215 min read
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