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Fiction: "The Shopkeeper's Maidservant," (Full story)
It was only then that I realized I was not afraid; I was terribly distressed, but I had no fear, only desire: desire to arrive at the place where…
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Juxtaposition: Capacity for Good or Evil
Descriptions of Hamlet and William Wilberforce.
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The Hidden King: Easter Post
Prince disguised as pauper?
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Fiction: "The Shopkeeper's Maidservant," Part 2 of 3.
"Never trust a one who assures you of many future dealings you will have together when you first meet."
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March 2023

Standing out or blending in?
A choice not so simple, sometimes.
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Juxtaposition: On Adaptations to Environments Containing the Written Word.
From two continents.
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Fiction: "The Shopkeeper's Maidservant," Part 1 of 3.
"One's the parentage, two's the upbringing, and three's the desiring—tell me these three, and I can tell you the road your steps shall see."
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A thought I'm stealing from cross-cultural negotiations.
It's not very American to say 'It is more about personal connection, trust, and respect--than about what the "deal" will exchange.' (But sometimes it…
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February 2023

Juxtaposition: Swept away by love.
Law versus Spirit?
Fiction: "But more than that... a father." (Full story.)
"A father in any land imagines different possible futures for his child."
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Learning to train a horse before you've properly learned to ride one.
It was a dream-come-true I got to enjoy when I was growing up. The part that makes for the best story, though, is ...well, a little dangerous.
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January 2023

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