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What Is The Truth? 8 Books, Articles, And Podcasts To Help You Distinguish The Truth 0
- ARTICLES, ESSAYS, POETRY, STORIES, BOOK LISTS
- July 9, 2020
I get asked a lot of questions lately, but sometimes I find people don’t want to hear my answers. The purpose of the question, then, is perhaps to provoke, not actually have a dialogue. As I urged in my last article, “Keep Asking Why: Top 10 Books To Help You Understand Systemic Racism,” I implore
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Keep Asking Why: Top 10 Books To Help You Understand Systemic Racism 0
- ARTICLES, ESSAYS, POETRY, STORIES, BOOK LISTS
- June 12, 2020
I’m racist. Some may say I have some racial bias, but sugarcoating a problem isn’t a helpful tack. If you had asked me ten years ago, I would have said that I’m color-blind, and I’m embarrassed to admit it. I’ve thought, done, and said racist things in my life, never with intention, but does intention
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What Happens When Truth Catches Up With Fiction?0
- ARTICLES, ESSAYS, POETRY, STORIES
- July 3, 2019
Novelist-poet-playwright Doris Lessing famously said: “There’s no doubt that fiction makes a better job of the truth.” It is interesting, however, that—at least in the case of climate fiction (cli-fi)—the truth is catching up with fiction much faster than anticipated. In my book, Tales from The Warming, I tried to apply Lessing’s dictum to telling
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The Secret Magic Of Rereading Your Favorite Books 0
- ARTICLES, ESSAYS, POETRY, STORIES
- February 19, 2019
I warped back in time tonight. It’s been close to 30 years since I read Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic The Secret Garden. I found my old copy lingering in my classroom and brought it home to read aloud to my eight and ten-year-old. It’s funny though. I couldn’t really tell them why I wanted to
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Celebrate Black History Month With Acclaimed Writers At Le Tournon In Paris 0
- ARTICLES, ESSAYS, POETRY, STORIES
- February 15, 2019
During Black History Month each February, several renowned figures and events come to mind: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, of course; also Harriet Tubman’s work as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad; and Jackie Robinson’s debut into major league baseball. Along with many others. But another historical footnote that is part
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Celebrating the Centennial of Shakespeare and Company 0
- ARTICLES, ESSAYS, POETRY, STORIES, BOOKSELLER SPOTLIGHT
- January 15, 2019
Given dwindling sales at independent bookstores, we should remember some legendary greats still going strong: City Lights in San Francisco, both Strand and Scribner’s in Manhattan, and Powell’s in Portland, Oregon, to name but a few. Another legendary “American” bookshop can be found, interestingly enough, not between our shores but at 37, rue de la
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