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Many people have an allergic reaction to the word “conventional.” Or, worse yet, “traditional.” They immediately sense the bonds coming to tie…

Recently, my darling wife and I celebrated our third anniversary. In the midst of writing long swathes of my second novel about…

Right now, I’m basking in the productive atmosphere of the Oregon Coast Writers’ Retreat, and I’m getting close to a place in…

Yesterday, I got back from an amazing trip to Saratov, Russia, where I was one of 41 men recording sacred music for…

In the novel I’m working on now, the generation of characters that was young in the first novel now has children. And naming these…

Sometimes, when I get stuck in my writing, it helps to take some time to study the visual arts. The amazing flourishing…