Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Challenge: Finish the First Draft
The last time I blogged about my writing goals I wrote about my decision to scrap Book 0. That was a very difficult choice because I’d worked on that book for a few years. That book taught me that I could write and edit a book. Book 0 also showed me that I knew when…
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Black Lives Matter
An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I have spent a lot of time thinking about Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Botham Jean, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud Arbery. The cries of Alton Sterling’s son at a press conference have re-entered my mind. I have thought…
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Dining with Lamesha
A few months ago, I decided to start a food blog on Instagram. On @DiningwithLamesha, I share meals that I’ve prepared for my family and dishes that I’ve purchased at restaurants. Why Food Blogging? During a blogging conference, the host recommended new bloggers choose one topic for their blogs. “Niche down,” she said. On @LameshaJunior,…
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Stay At Home
Stay at home day: #ILostCount I saw a meme joking that there are currently three days of the week: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. I can so relate! Since we’ve been under stay-at- home orders, I have to look at my phone or television to know the date. Most days for my family have the same…
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Kobe Bryant
Disclaimer: I’m emotional writing this. Please forgive any errors. January 26, 2020 Sunday. We ate a big breakfast – waffles, eggs and apples. Our lounging around the house caused us to miss church, so we watched church on television (I’ll work on that). Then my son read two chapters from his children’s bible. David becoming…
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Starting Over
This was the hardest professional decision that I’ve had to make. The First Completed Manuscript I’d worked on my first manuscript for years. Now, life caused me to take numerous breaks that lasted several months. I’m counting from the time that I wrote my first sentence on my first draft. In that time, I had…
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