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Growing Old

Aging isn’t decline—it’s where mastery can emerge. Purpose is what keeps it going.

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The Gift of Transcendence

One of the themes that weaves its way through Dark of the Earth, my third novel of the Rhinebeck Quartet, is transcendence. Transcendence is “existence or experience beyond the physical or normal”. Tr...

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The Eyes of Ra

When reviewing ancient Egyptian mythology, it is important to realize that ancient Egypt is over six thousand years old. If you consider how Christianity, its beliefs, and practices have changed in a ...

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Ghosts

Ghosts have been part of the human experience for as long as stories have been recounted. They have been recorded in one form or another by almost every culture, from Europe to the Far East, particula...

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Complexity into Simplicity

When I was in High School, I was often given writing assignments to analyze poems and novels to find the author’s hidden meanings. I thought this a rather suspect activity, simply because I doubted au...

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The Origin of Halloween

There are several explanations as to where the celebration known as Halloween came from, such as the Celtic festival, Samhain, that marked the beginning of the darker part of the year. Samhain (Gaelic...