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All The Light We Cannot See

I'm in the midst of participating in a writing group called The Painted Steps that will last six months; concluding the end of January. I love participating in this group with several people committed to writing and supporting each other in our widely varied efforts....

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An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States

I am a lucky guy to have my books published by Beacon Press. I'm proud to be in the company of such distinguished authors as Octavia Butler, James Baldwin, Cornel West, Mary Oliver and Anita Hill. I recently learned of another author with whom I'm excited to be...

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Yes, Bill O’Reilly, there IS such a thing as White Privilege

or: "There are none so blind as those who refuse to see" Jon Stewart asked a simple question of Bill O'Reilly on The Daily Show, on October 15, 2014. "Here's all I want from you today. I want you to admit that there is such a thing as White Privilege." Mr. O'Reilly...

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Satisfaction from Physical Things

Much of my life is occupied with words. I write; always working on my next book. I also read books; lots of them. I am always reading at least one book, sometimes two (only when one is a novel and the other is a book about the craft of writing). My work as a public...

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