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From Crop Failure to a Harvest of Friendship

April 17, 2023 dcvance99

When we lived in a house with its own yard, I reigned. But when we downsized to a condo townhouse,…

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Posted in: Environment, Personal musings, Relationships Filed under: environment, gardening, nature

Is It Time for Humanity to Return to Kindergarten?

November 17, 2022 dcvance99

I began this blog to herald my novel “Sylvie Denied.” As it turned out, the debut happened during a pandemic…

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Posted in: Collective consciousness, Media, Social Justice

Can You Learn about Different Cultures by Watching Movies?

June 11, 2022 dcvance99

For a while, I was fine with the flicks that Netflix was 95-98% certain.I’d like They were wrong too often.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: culture, evolving consciousness, Family

Do You Know How Your Logic Makes Your Decision-making Tick?

April 2, 2022 dcvance99

Danielle, who cuts my hair, is tall, thin, gorgeous and used to work as a fashion model in New York…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: evolving consciousness, Family, memoir, talking back to power

How Can We Ever Know What’s Really Happening in the World?

February 26, 2022 dcvance99

My novel Sylvie Denied is set at a pivotal moment when lively discourses occurred on still unsettled issues — the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: social media

Religion as the Voice of Reason

February 5, 2022 dcvance99 2 Comments

People of many faiths are perceived as symbols of hate rather than havens of peace and love, a view rooted in media stories referring to violent groups as “religions”, because they claim to be, often by confusing fanaticism with religion.

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Posted in: Personal musings, Social Justice, Writing Filed under: evolving consciousness

How Crazy Would Life Be Without Leash Laws?

December 18, 2021 dcvance99

When my mom was a kid, the family dog Spot would accompany my grandfather on the El on the forty-minute…

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Posted in: Personal musings, Social Justice Filed under: animals, nature

When Did Our Cars Become Fashion Accessories?

November 19, 2021 dcvance99 1 Comment

Friends and family love making fun of my car. They just can’t believe I prefer what it has: hand-cranked windows,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Family, fashion statement, self-image

Was Your Courtship Full of Miscommunication?

October 17, 2021 dcvance99 4 Comments

It took them a very long time to warm up to each other. For one thing Moe is much older…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: environment, Family, nature

Can We All Please Give Insects a Break?

September 18, 2021 dcvance99

You may fear them, you may hate them, but we really can’t live without them. So we need to try…

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