“I like to terrorize my protagonist… and so I do!” Thomas King Fiction writers often dream up the worst hells imaginable just to see if the

[From a social media post and conversation] I hope the title of this post can be read in the spirit of a "light touch." I am fascinated...

Many want to view the world as a place defined by oppressors and oppressed. That's only one story. You would never say a healthy family is

Over a year ago now, I asked a friend if he would help me produce the audiobook version of my book, The Divine Daughter. Imagine my surprise

Have you ever heard of the Granddaughter Test? This comes from a story about two voters arguing over political candidates. Imagine two men,

How did the future, or the new, become so much more important than the now, the present moment? Spiritually, we are told the present-now is

COVID-19 interrupted my audiobook studio sessions. But, I did get the first 16 minutes from my sound guy. I decided to use the 16 minutes...

The meme is today's aphorism. Today's quick barb or quip can be enough to help you out of falling into the maelstrom of today's flood of...

What is the political equivalent of marriage adversarial politics? How does adversarial political or economic theories address marriage?

It is a strange thing to write in harmony. Twin pens poised, Scratching away at syncopated counterpoints. But to...

the popular account of the phrase "alpha male" is totally wrong. Instead of associating the phrase with things like dominance and...

Rene Girard would insist that Christianity is unique in that it is an answer to myth. But from outside of Christianity, across the sea, we

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I get this feeling I'm actually working for Amazon, working for Google, working for Facebook, working for Apple...

Experience involves limitations. This can lead to suffering in life. To overcome that suffering, one strategy is to aim yourself, aim your

A love story can actually be about being a good parent.

On May 5 I talked about writing at an event just outside Belleville. Retreat Zen is an incredible venue for small-group events,...

What's the connection between McLuhan & Peterson? What would they talk about if they had the chance to meet? What would McLuhan think...

Andrew Sweeny provides a clear-eyed cautionary tale of what comes with the revolutionary spirit. Anger and youth can be seductive. They...

The Divine Daughter moved into the next queue with the printer. This means everything is preparing for the final stages. According to my...