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Before I discuss our subject, I have to mention the difficulty and brutality of the Book of Numbers. Why is Numbers such a punisher? First: much dry content. It describes two censuses in repetitive detail. The tribes of Israel are numbered, the order of march for the tribes and procedures for making and breaking camp…

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You will legitimately be surprised at number one. As usual, I owe everybody everything. I owe an update on the books I’ve read, I owe another installment of “Sigma Males of the Bible,” I could probably do a post on my writing process. But what I’ve defaulted on in my blog, I’ve paid in revisions…

As the summer rolls on, so does summer reading. In fact, I feel like I’m finishing books faster than I can blog about them. Here is a post to catch up and deliver a referendum on recently finished titles. From the Bible: Ezra and Nehemiah. Now y’all know I love to read my Bible. But…

As you all know, in preparation for revising my novel, Roman Sherwood, I am reading as much military fiction, nonfiction, and guidebooks as I can stomach. I’ve already read Goldman’s Soldier in the Rain, and half of E.B. Sledge’s With the Old Breed. Both the aforementioned are… fine. No disrespect to Sledge, who was a…

This summer, one of my plans is to spend ten weeks revising Roman Sherwood. I’ve been through several drafts of this project, and my revision process always starts the same way. From my observations, I hope to share some things that may help you all in the writing process. First, how do I start revision?…

I got sober on February 17th, 2022. That means I have 97 days of sobriety under my belt right now. The interesting thing is, over the past few weeks, my desire to get high has been strong. You would think there is a sort of linear drop-off as you quit. The first few days are…

Hi everyone! I’ve got great news for this post. The May/June issue of the Kenyon Review, in which my short story “The Tale of the Black Worry Beads” appears, is now out. If you’d like, you can pick up an issue here. My parents bought so many copies that I doubt the magazine will be…

Sigma male is the rarest type of male in the world, and its also the rarest type in the Bible. In this five-part series, I will be revealing the top five sigmas of the Bible. You won’t believe who made this controversial list—and you’ll be ASTONISHED at who was left off. First, what is a…

Hi everybody! I’d like to apologize for not getting out a normal weekly post. I have a very valid excuse. I have become addicted to online chess. (Follow me on chess.com: I am playing under the name “bottlecaps3.“) Attached is a link to an apt essay by HG Wells describing the ruinous effect of chess…