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Hiatus (Odd Socks #9)
Hiatus for December, a new read with a quirky Swedish detective, plus double Laughs and Insights sections
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Art Therapy (Odd Socks #8)
Free and effective therapy against the noise, holiday feasting, a quirky but well-written novel, and more.
Retreat to Renew (Odd Socks #7)
Early this year for my annual retreat to someplace woodsy, quiet, and absent of responsibilities; November already?; plus the usual extras.
October Smiles (Odd Socks #6)
Fall colors, Halloween's curious history, all-things-pumpkin, memories ... plus the usual Listens/Reads/Laughs/Insights bonus features
Bittersweet Nostalgia (Odd Socks #5)
The folly of memory expectations, ignoring the rule of moving forward, October drawing challenge, and other stuff
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Lessons From Nature (Odd Socks #3)
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Odd Socks
Edit: I adopted this article’s title as my new newsletter name! Going forward, I’ll only post the biweekly Odd Socks newsletter on Substack. All the…
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Cemeteries & Galaxies
Cemeteries fascinate me and have as long as I can remember. It’s not a morbid curiosity about the dead, but the ritual of burying the deceased remains…
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Mortality's Shadow
During their lives, humans come to dread their mortality. Fear paints over the truth that death, like our journey through life, is an inevitable…
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The Hills of Knowledge
I wrote about the fear of not doing work because the future is unsure (for that effort or related events) in Nobody Knows Anything. Most of us become…
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Silent Mentors
The traditional approach to excelling at anything involves learning from someone who’s where you want to be. If it’s a creative goal, it’s from those…
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Practicing Bibliomancy
What does “bibliomancy” mean? I’m familiar with the concept, but until recently never knew what it was called. Nor did I realize so many people…
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Writer, traveler, inquisitive soul... exploring culture, relevant curiosities, nature, travel insights, and sometimes sharing writing destined for publication.
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