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Posted October 27th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
Noon. Monday, October 24, 2011. We delivered our manuscript to Beacon Press in Boston. Two days before, on Saturday, we concluded a marathon of in-person writing and editing. After two weeks of never ending days, we closed the book on what has been one of the most fascinating and meaningful undertakings in both our lives. We […]
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Posted October 17th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
As we roll toward the conclusion of our Gather at the Table manuscript, Tom and I decided to take a short break and do something mindless. Refocusing for a while on something other than writing usually helps one regain focus on the literary task at hand. When I am alone, I disconnect myself from […]
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Posted October 10th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
Sharon and I talked today about how we haven’t had time to add posts to our blog for awhile. We’ve been SO busy working on the manuscript and have been determined to maintain that focus. Our submission deadline with Beacon Press is December 1 and time is so short that we trust you’ll understand. I […]
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Posted August 18th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
You aren’t raising OUR rates by 60% without consequences. We’re outa here! Seriously, Lindi and I just canceled Netflix. Their recent spike in cost really got to me. It feels good to register my PROTEST, just like in the good old days when protesters ended Jim Crow, the war in Viet Nam, nuclear power, and […]
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Posted August 10th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
Some days, writing flows like manna from heaven. I wake up before day with a mental sheaf of ideas rustling in my head. Whole sentences, already formed into grammatically correct paragraphs, clamour to be presented on a page. All I have to do is boot up the computer in time to capture the rush of […]
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Posted August 3rd, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
I just returned from a family reunion. It was attended by people, old and young, who have been getting together for more than 30 years. I had never known any of them until we met this weekend at the Elliot School of International Studies at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. I was scheduled to […]
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Posted July 30th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
My wife Lindi accompanied me on a recent trip to California. We included family visits along with the genealogical and museum-related research I did in Sacramento, Inglewood, and Santa Barbara prior to attending the Institute of Noetic Sciences Conference in San Francisco where I co-presented at two breakout sessions with Belvie Rooks and Dan Booth […]
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Posted July 10th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
I spent a lovely day yesterday at the Founder’s Day Street Fair in the town in which I live. I volunteered to man (?) the information booth for the local chamber of commerce. I figured this would be a good way to meet my neighbors and begin to assimilate into the local community. It was […]
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Posted July 5th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
In 1969, I was an 18 year old mother with a baby on my hip. Like every other parent, I was determined — in spite of the odds against me — to raise a child who was healthy, both physically and emotionally. I was determined to feed his body with healthy food and to nourish […]
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Posted June 28th, 2011 by Thomas Norman DeWolf
Sharon and I both love cemeteries. One important aspect of the work we’ve committed ourselves to along our healing journey involves burial grounds. We both turn our heads to check them out when we pass them in our cars. We’ll walk through them and read headstones whether we have relatives buried there or not. Over […]
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