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The History That Cannot Be Faked
When Publishing Became Easy The internet was once celebrated as the place where anyone could become a publisher. Before the web, sharing ideas with a wide audience usually required passing through institutions that decided which voices deserved to be heard.…
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The Long Search for Spontaneous Writing
The Strange Freedom of a Pencil One of the most surprising discoveries about writing is that its best moments often do not feel like writing at all. They feel more like speaking. Most of us learn to regard writing and…
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When We Mistake Theology for Politics
The Headline That Says More Than It Appears To Some news headlines appear straightforward until we begin asking what assumptions lie beneath them. Recently, I came across reports that a Protestant organization in Japan had reaffirmed its hope that the…
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Tom Yonashiro is a writer with a background in philosophy, religion, technology, and cybersecurity marketing. He writes to translate life’s complexities into meaning.