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Book Review: The Cove
A number of books made their way into print during the holiday crunch. None were so beautifully melancholic as Ron Rash’s The Cove (Publisher: Ecco; On Sale: November 6, 2012; Cost: $14.99). From page one, the work is imbued with a tangible sense of sadness that amplifies the several, dark themes of the novel, ranging…
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Savoring Life…
It’s a drop past 9AM here on the farm. Looking out my office window, the frost in the fields is slowly giving way to the warmth of the sun. My wife and son are snuggled in our bed while my faithful hound guards the house against the miscreant rabbits of her dreams. What a swell…
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Book Review Preview
Between travel plans and home renovations, the first few weeks of 2013 have been consumed with nearly every task imaginable except for reading. The books mentioned in my last dispatch are certainly in the queue, but I was excited to share another book with you that is releasing in paperback later this month with a…
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Winter Books Reviews – 2013
It seems no sooner did I resolve to post more often then the first week of the new year slipped away. Much is afoot here in the Sooner State. My family and I are planning a temporary relocation to New Zealand (more on that later) and it seems like the paperwork for our visa applications…
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A Few Resolutions
It’s sad but I tend to be more consistent in making resolutions than in actually following through with them. As a quick recap from last year, I accomplished a meager 6 of the 14 goals I set last January: Wins: 1) confirmed in the Episcopal Church, 2) memorized the Nicene Creed, 3) finished Ten Book…
Pax Plena 