The Things People Throw Out
Why are some people ashamed of greatness?
Philosophy
When Fiction is Truer than the News
Metaphors be with you.
The Writer as Educator
Perilous waters to swim in.
In a Vacuum
This is how we judge ideas.
Death by Fire
It is all too easy to ignite.
Why I Won’t be Seeing Wonder Woman in the Theater
Sorry that I can’t join the fun…
A Unified Theory of Poetry, Part 3
Poetry is a palindrome.
Ode to Mr. Devil’s Advocate
As a writer, it is often easy to overlook the fundamental principles of… Mr. Devil’s Advocate: “Ugh.” The fundamental principles of… Mr. DA: “Uuuugh.” Because a writer is basically a… Mr. DA: “UUUuuugh.” Something eating you, Mr. Devil’s Advocate? Mr. DA:…
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Hollywood has an Iconography Problem
Have you ever noticed how Jesus is everywhere? And I don’t mean “everywhere” in the sense that He’s divinely omnipresent. No, I mean the other kind of everywhere—specifically, I am talking about movies. Because people are putting Him in movies.…
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The Reader is King
Dr. John Horne again joins us with this rebuttal to my earlier article. He has much to learn. I’d like to dedicate this post to by brother, Alan, without you, my intended reader, this post would not exist. You…
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