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Bibliotherapy part 3: The Children
Children are stressed. In interviews with adolescents and children at remarkably young ages, they are self-reporting depression, sadness,...
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Jul 30, 20242 min read
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Don't Outsource Your Knowledge
This morning an ad on YouTube mentioned that I could have an AI assistant to help tie together all my known financial inputs and outputs...
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Jun 19, 20244 min read
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Bibliotherapy part 2:
Do you want to reduce stress levels, lower heart rate, and ease tension in the muscles? Usually, this kind of claim is a start toa bad...
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May 28, 20242 min read
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To reread, or not to reread: Dune
I read Dune many years ago, when I was in my teens, and I didn’t care for the book. I never moved on to other books in the series. But....
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May 21, 20242 min read
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Read to Your Health
Let’s talk briefly about mental health. According to the CDC “In 2020, 20.3% of adults had received any mental health treatment in the...
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May 14, 20243 min read
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Let’s Talk About Money
In the United States, movie tickets typically range in price from about $9 to $20 per person. If you get some popcorn, lets call it 50...
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May 7, 20242 min read
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Reading Foreign
I would like to talk a little today about The Witcher . It is a series of six fantasy novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej...
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Apr 30, 20242 min read
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Time Enough for… Eternity
Actually, I want to talk about Time Enough for Love. Robert Heinlein is about the biggest name you can get in the history of science...
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Apr 23, 20242 min read
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Alternate History
A fun way to explore your understanding of current history is to read about “what if,” alternate histories. Alternate history novels are...
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Apr 16, 20242 min read
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Book Review: God's Demon
The depiction of Hell throughout history has been profoundly influenced by literary figures who have provided descriptions and...
kevinholochwostaut
Apr 2, 20243 min read
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Let’s talk about pacing…
I want to talk about pacing in books, movies, comics, and just stories in general. I want to explain why books are a much-needed source...
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Mar 26, 20242 min read
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Watchers, Need Readers, Who Need Authors.
In the realm of creativity, writers and readers are integral players, each contributing to the tapestry of storytelling that shapes our...
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Mar 19, 20242 min read
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Beyond The Grave
I walked through a store the other day, and I was very confused to see a book on a new release rack by Terry Pratchett. A Stroke of the...
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Mar 12, 20242 min read
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Is It Me?
I was reading last night, and I noticed as I approached the 50-page mark or about 1/8 mark that I give to most books that I was not...
kevinholochwostaut
Mar 5, 20242 min read
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When to stop reading a series?
It is a question I have had to ask for two series of books specifically that I have read since I was a child. Margaret Wies and Tracy...
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Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Historiography
Oxford definition: (noun) the study of historical writing. In other words, historiography is the study of the history and methodology of...
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Feb 21, 20242 min read
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Reading Junk Food?
When are you reading too much junk food? I’m not sure. I thought about it when I was looking at the stack of books I have up in queue...
kevinholochwostaut
Jan 23, 20242 min read
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Return to The Doom Loop
A little while back we reviewed the reading algorithms doom loop. If you haven’t seen it take a look here or some context. I wanted to...
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Jan 16, 20244 min read
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10 Reasons Writers Should Read
Today is a reminder to the writers among us, why you should read. This is not really a question. I know every writer knows they should...
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Jan 9, 20244 min read
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Money Where Your Mouth Is.
This is about books, but the idea behind it is broader than that. The message is simple, and it is in the title but how it plays out can...
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Dec 26, 20234 min read
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