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Category Archives: Books
The Lincoln Conspiracy–an unfinished review
Thus far I’m halfway through what has turned out to be a psycho-therapeutic pit stop. Being that the current state of the world is one of unmitigated anger, listless calls for some undefined goal of “justice,” the burning of infrastructure, … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged abraham lincoln, asassination, book, conspiriacy, meltzer
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Upcoming show
A self-described “renaissance hack, raconteur, and all-around tricky person,” Ron Giesecke knows his way around a deck of cards. His one-man show, A Brief History of Deception, bridges the gaps that divide the sleight-of-hand artist from the crass and subversive … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Card Tricks, Entertainment, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Erdnase, magic, scams, sleight of hand
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In which I blatantly borrow my own Amazon review of Erwin McManus’ “The Last Arrow” and post it here.
Three years ago, when I was 47 and contemplating the horizon of my fifth decade on the planet, I had an introspective fit–the kind that proves that encroaching mortality starts to get in your head. Yet, I’m not sure that … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, CS Lewis, Entertainment, Faith, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged arrow, erwin, last, mcmanus, mosaic
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Local Celebrity Status: Moderate
It would seem that a local magazine, Enjoy, got some notion that my constantly-evolving diversity would be interesting, so they did a story on me. As a pre-emptive measure, I’d like to say to those that actually take the time … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Card Tricks, Entertainment, Reading, Trolling, Writing
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In the hopper
Because Steve said it was good. He was right.
No really. I’m still here. I’m just here in Portuguese
I could try to take you down every single emotional, situational and logistical rabbit-hole that’s slightly derailed my writing, but I won’t. Here’s the problem with being me: Me. In fact, I named the blog something that was a subtle … Continue reading
Posted in Books, CS Lewis, Faith, Writing
Tagged cristianismo puro e simples, mere christianity, Oficina G3
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At the Crossroads of common literary decency with Acoustic Guitar Magazine
There is a common literary technique accompanied by a lesser-known phrase, known as the In medias res—a latin phrase for “in the middle of things.” The tactic is used to suck a reader in to the main vortex of a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entertainment, Music
Tagged acoustic guitar magazine, blues, gibson, grand guignol, magic, penn, robert johnson, teller
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Wow, am I easily derailed
It seems only like yesterday, I was pontificating, ruminating, cogitating, deliberating and prevaricating about wanting to write my book–complete with the breathless declaration that I had completed the first chapter. Then, I went to McCloud on a church.family camp thingamabob. I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Music, Novel writing, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged blues, crossroads, robert johnson
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Blogging from the Mountain Star Cafe
Later today, I’ll be hopefully making a Vlog from this amazing place. A place buried in the center of a mercantile building from the gold rush days of a building seated at the foot of Mount Shasta. I thought I … Continue reading
Weird. I finished the introductory chapter
Not sure how I’m supposed to feel about this. Last night, under what felt like a complete lack of motivation, I finished the introductory chapter that defines the protagonist . . . which is really an antagonist if you want … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Novel writing, Writing
Tagged blues, devil, novel, protagonist, robert johnson
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