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Do You Think the Arts Affect Us Because of Vibrations?

April 3, 2021 dcvance99 4 Comments

Popular opinion says we’re simply a collection of stimulus-response and that our response to art is caused by effects of…

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Posted in: Media, Memoir & Memories, Personal musings, Writing Filed under: arts, Music

Why Is It So Hard To Talk About the Most Important Things?

March 27, 2021 dcvance99 2 Comments

Mom would complain if Dad told his army stories, saying he was glorifying war. But that was like saying “Catch-22” glorified war.

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Posted in: Memoir & Memories, Personal musings Filed under: Spirituality

If We Grasped How Weird People Are, Would We Venture Outside?

March 21, 2021 dcvance99

They wondered what I meant by answering yes to the question about whether I could make a fair assessment.

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Posted in: Personal musings, Social Justice Filed under: justice system

Why Haven’t We Recognized the Inventive Housewives in History?

March 13, 2021 dcvance99

Women were written out of history in other areas where they excelled but were overcome by men, especially when profits started accruing.

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Posted in: Personal musings, Social Justice Filed under: women

Do You See Yourself as a Person First?

February 27, 2021 dcvance99

Femaleness is an unmistakable theme in my novel “Sylvie Denied.” I was born female in a female body, never questioned…

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Posted in: Memoir & Memories, Personal musings, Social Justice Filed under: Family, gender roles

What’s So Scary about Those Noises in the House?

February 10, 2021 dcvance99

You know that feeling after you’ve watched a horror movie and your ears are attuned to every little noise in…

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Posted in: Environment, Personal musings Filed under: house noises, wildlife

Where’s the Most Colorful Friendly Indoor Track?

January 23, 2021 dcvance99 5 Comments

I come from a long line city-folk who didn’t grow their own food but went grocery shopping. Daughter of a…

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Posted in: Environment, Personal musings Filed under: Family, memoir, women

How Do You Know When It’s Time to Write Your Book?

December 30, 2020 dcvance99 1 Comment

When I was a kid, my parents deluged me with stories and encouraged me to tell my own. I did,…

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Posted in: Memoir & Memories, Personal musings Filed under: storytelling

What Do Dogs Think About All Day?

December 22, 2020 dcvance99 2 Comments

I grew up in the age of free-range children and dogs, each of which species met up and roamed together.…

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Posted in: Personal musings Filed under: animals, Family, talking back to power

How Many Heroic Cows Do You Know Of?

December 11, 2020 dcvance99

How many times has a cow been offered the key to the city by the mayor? Or offered a mascot…

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Posted in: Environment, Personal musings Filed under: animal rights, heroic animals

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