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If you’re going to complain, at least be honest
Recently, in the early days of the #MuslimBan crisis, a Facebook friend who I fully expected would know better shared a post that was something along the lines of, “Of course we should secure our borders. We don’t lock our houses because we hate the people outside. We lock our houses because we love the…
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An explanation/follow-up re: my new home page
“Every compulsion is put on writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile.” – Sinclair Lewis We as writers are repeatedly counseled to monitor our social media presence, chastened to be cautious of expressing opinions on topics that could be divisive, urged to be careful not to alienate potential readers. Unless you’ve already arrived on…
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A line has been crossed
Today the ugliness that has been festering in the United States went from ideological to reality for me. Now it’s personal. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been outraged before this, that I haven’t taken all the upheaval seriously and been sick at heart, but now…. For several years I’ve been involved in modest protest (emails, phone…
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How can we boost our creativity?
Dayton author and literary cheerleader Fredrick Marion asked me that in a one-question interview this week; here’s my answer – along with lots of other interesting tidbits: Drinking cat’s milk
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Time to move on?
“About time!” [they] are going to say. “What is he waiting for to draw the unavoidable conclusions? Since works are the only mirror that allows the artist to see himself in his true dimensions, our man should assuredly not harbor any further illusions regarding his gifts as a maker of literature. And anyway he has…
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My Writing Religion: Some Thoughts as 2016 Ends
Originally posted on ShadowSpinners: By Lisa Alber Last week I happened to be listening to NPR as I drove my car back from Handy Andy’s, my neighborhood repair shop, when I realized something about myself. As one does, right? In the midst of the every day, in this case as I grumbled about the gift of…
CL Pauwels at Large 