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Rescuing Fiction | Ruth Grogan on studying literature in 1968, 1977 and 2004 |

This is an extension of my July 6 post that included my 1977 essay on Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, where I explained how the mark York University professor Ruth Grogan gave it began the confidence in my writing that I've never lost, despite six decades of rejection by the traditional publishing industry. Since writing … Continue reading Rescuing Fiction | Ruth Grogan on studying literature in 1968, 1977 and 2004 |

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Rescuing the Future | Who made this Mess?

  Waking up this morning, I found myself reluctant to return to this world where I have to learn about war, bombing, photos of destroyed buildings, plus more political chaos, more corruption and more lies. . I thought again about how this current darkness in civilization is almost entirely the work of men. If world leaders … Continue reading Rescuing the Future | Who made this Mess?

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Rescuing Reality | Afghanistan | Taliban vs ISIS | Rosa Brooks and her book, How Everything became War and the Military Became Everything

This morning I read a BBC World News account of the suicide bombing of a bank this week in Khandahar, Afghanistan (in the province defended by Canadian forces for some years), where 21 people were killed and many injured.What drew my attention especially was this comment by the author: .......the overall security situation in Afghanistan … Continue reading Rescuing Reality | Afghanistan | Taliban vs ISIS | Rosa Brooks and her book, How Everything became War and the Military Became Everything

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Rescuing the Future | the abdication of the Supreme Court in the USA | Germany 1933 vs America 2024 |What now?

The last chance to prevent a criminal from becoming president of the USA has just been thrown away by the supreme court in their enigmatic 9-0 decision. They've thrown responsibility for the future back to the US house of representatives and senate, knowing full well that there's no chance a vote there can succeed. The … Continue reading Rescuing the Future | the abdication of the Supreme Court in the USA | Germany 1933 vs America 2024 |What now?