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Why Writers Must Be Audacious

“In every artist there is a touch of audacity without which no talent is conceivable.” ―Goethe The neighborhood kids are holding me hostage. I wanted to write today about how we’re trained to fear getting out of line and yet writing well requires audacity. I was all set to write and then I realized the story was really about this: as
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Still Loving Ya, Miley: A Final(?) Word

  Two camps. Two paths. They say that’s all there are. The low road and the high. Lovers v. haters. And hate it or learn to love it, no one gets out. Everyone has to decide. Which way will I go? The way of the world or the way of the Lord? We hear of these all our lives and
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Why I Like Miley Cyrus, the Anti-Celebrity (Part II)

If you missed part one, it’s here. I’ve had a tough job defending my defense of Miley Cyrus against the VMA reaction. I’ve kept having to check myself and not get defensive. Am I sure about this? Seems I don’t get to defend her easily. Some people think she’s trying to gain approval pellets. And some people really don’t want her
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Why I Love Miley Cyrus: A Dad’s Attempt at Advocacy

“Following the broadcast, which again enjoyed huge ratings, Elvis was burned in effigy by angry crowds in Nashville and St. Louis. The popular press was also critical of his style and movements. Rock and roll was increasingly attacked and there was growing opposition to its supposedly negative influence on America’s youth. The more the establishment pushed back, the more Elvis’s
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The Writer’s Commitment to Freedom

“Spring always new forms of life, from the soul of man that is joined to the soul of stone; Out of the meaningless practical shapes of all that is living or lifeless, Joined with the artist’s eye, new life, new form, new colour. Out of the sea of sound the life of music….” T.S. Eliot Many thoughts you have to
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