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Author Archives: Ron Giesecke
Parables.
I’ve been headlong into a renaissance dip about codes and ciphers lately. I’ve gone on about this fascination numerous times on this platform, but now it’s simply become research for a book–for now. A friend of mine gifted me with … Continue reading
Posted in ciphers, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged bethel, codes, dan brown, Mystery, parables, wonder
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Jim Carrey, and the The Clutch That Is Killing Us
In the process of writing a book that draws from my own childhood experiences, I’ve been forced to try to relive the technical and informational limitations that define well over half the reason it’s worth using as the setting/plot/backdrop of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Entertainment, Faith, Social media, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Cable Guy, COVID, Jim carrey, Social media, televsion
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Yes, Minister: The Five Standard Excuses
One of my father‘s influences, was for him to constantly eschew network television in favor of PBS. of course, this is before PBS became the current PBS. This, would be where I’d discover Monty Python, Is There A Doctor In … Continue reading
How in the world am I supposed to concentrate on writing my book, when Josh Gates still has a job?
Take a look at this man. I am holding him responsible for a momentary hiccup in my creative process. And by that I mean 100 percent to blame for the fact that the only writing I’m going to accomplish tonight is … Continue reading
Posted in documentaries, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged byron, channel, discovery, expedition, gates, goonies, josh, preiss, secret, treasure, unknown
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Chapter 1–The Mural
The mural had become a part of the background noise. Elementary schools nearly always have murals, and this one was no different. Oak Valley Elementary School’s mural was a known quantity–an accepted part of the historical record. Painted in the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Novel writing, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged book, books, novel, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing, writing
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Whoa. Seven chapters in already? Must be a stroke.
I’ve spent considerable time on this blog, not only writing a fulsome, scurvy heap of odd things, like this long-form essay about Billy Squier’s meteoric fall from musical grace, and use it basically try to foment discord, distrust, and division … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Blogging advice, Novel writing, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged book, books, bucket list, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing, writer's block, writing
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A few of you might remember–I was intending to write a book
I have had basically three books in me that I’ve wanted to write: 1. One of them involves the Founding Fathers. 2. One of them involves blues legend Robert Johnson. 3. One of them involves a ragamuffin band of childhood … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged book, books, bucket list, publicity, publishing, writer's block, writing
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Siri, or SOMETHING is not only listening to me, it’s actually hearing me
It was a long time ago that I arrived at the conclusion that our technology is listening, parsing and ultimately categorizing us by political categories for boxcars when the revolution comes. I know this because the most obscure conversations in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, documentaries, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged documentary, flannery o'connor, writing advice
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In which I Plagiarize My Own Review of “What Our Eyes Have Witnessed,” By Stant Litore–from Five Years ago
Note: This is a review I wrote a long time ago, about a book I absolutely love. I decided not to re-blog it, because the editions (and subsequent book covers) have changed. I also post this because my Facebook page … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Faith, Uncategorized
Tagged austen, Bible, communion, jane, ploycarp, rome, stant, Stant Litore, zombies
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