Category Archives: Books

Blogging from the Mountain Star Cafe

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

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 →

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Weird. I finished the introductory chapter

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

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 →

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Guest Post: Chesterton and the Necessity of Orthodoxy

Posted on June 22, 2015 by macian1910

“It [the Faith] was supposed to have been withered up at last in the dry light of the Age of Reason; it was supposed to have disappeared ultimately in the earthquake of the Age of Revolution.  Science explained it away; … Continue reading →

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Overview: The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I have to admit.  I’ll never be a film maker with the chops that allowed Spielberg to channel Lincoln, but if I was, this book would be the first adaptation I would make.  And with fear and trembling I would … Continue reading →

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Written: the first sentence of my first novel 

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Unbelievable. After EIGHT LONG YEARS of having the idea for my first fictional offering in my head, I managed to grab my Iphone, open the “notes” app, and scrawl the first thirteen words. And suddenly, I feel this immense sense … Continue reading →

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VLOG: My weekly harangue of Cal’s Books is complete!

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Somehow, making this trip commensurate with what I’m actually reading at the moment gives me a certain . . . um . . . continuity.

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When it comes time to review my book–do NOT–be my friend.

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I’m certainly hoping that when the time comes for me to have a book on Amazon, that the friends of mine that decide to review it will give their reviews some thought, and not try to front-load my sales with … Continue reading →

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Overview: The Terrible Speed of Mercy. A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O’Connor

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

When my friend Steve managed to cajole me into reading Flannery O’Connor, I had no idea I was going to become as fascinated with her work as I have. I certainly never realized that a body of work as stark … Continue reading →

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Topic of Discussion: Flannery O’Connor

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I’m doing this because it has been twice suggested to me that this would be a cool idea. So I’m tossing this out there: who has read O’Connor’s short story A Temple of the Holy Ghost? Thoughts? Observations?

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Books found while on the lam in Boise

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

It literally becomes incumbent upon me to try to slither I to a used bookstore in any twin I happen to be in other than my own. Boise Idaho was no different. And I found two. I also managed to … Continue reading →

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