If you’ve read even a small portion of this blog, you know that I am rather fond of J. R.…
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A Story of Wonder
A friend of mine is doing a research project on wonder and curiosity. He asked several people, including yours truly,…
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Story: A Search for Truth
One does not simply “finish” reading a novel by John Steinbeck. Not just Steinbeck, but any great work of fiction…
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Unicorns: Where Tom Cruise Meets J. K. Rowling
Writing the tale of the Unicorn was, as they say, a horse of a different color. As I described in…
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Genre-Bending and Other Daring Endeavors
Who here has seen that all too short-lived Nickelodeon classic Avatar: The Last Airbender? I’m not talking about the 2009…
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Myth Matters
I am on a lifelong quest to read everything ever penned by J. R. R. Tolkien. *contented sigh* I’ve read…
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Easy Rhymes and Trashy Romances
Recently, my marketing/business manager (aka The Hubs) did some research on poetry books that are selling well on Amazon. He…
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A “Read-y” Respite
As you know, faithful reader, the blog series “How I Became R. A. Nelson” reached its conclusion last week in…
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Frodo Lives: An Author’s Awakening
Today we pick up the tale of “How I Became R. A. Nelson” in high school. I was beginning to…
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Gatekeeper II: A (Mostly) Academic Memoir
I cannot talk about Gatekeeper II: The Leaving without talking about King – King College, that is. Just as Gatekeeper…
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