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The Wicked Affair of the Golden Emperor A Charles Goodfoote Mystery
The Wicked Affair of the Golden Emperor A Charles Goodfoote Mystery

Charles Goodfoote, mixed-blood Pinkerton Operative, runs the labyrinth of San Francisco's Chinatown to solve a locked-room mystery in 1868.

2021

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Tom Hanratty
Tom Hanratty

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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·6 days ago

Down and Up the Rabbit Hole

One Too Many Questions — Curiosity got to me once again, and, like a novice lawyer, I had to ask just one more question. I read that quantum computers will be the next breakthrough in data processing, and I wondered, “What makes a quantum computer ‘quantum?’ ” That was my first question. The answer, from…

Philosophy

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Down and Up the Rabbit Hole
Down and Up the Rabbit Hole
Philosophy

3 min read


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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·May 24

A Quarter of the US Army Chased This Apache Woman

To the Apace, Lozen was the Shield of Her People — Lozen, the woman warrior of the Chihenne Apache, lay face down in a slight dent in the desert floor and peered through a spray of dry grasses as she watched the White Eye soldiers and their Tonto scouts ride past. Her enemies were a mere stone’s throw away. Her choice…

Creative Non Fiction

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A Quarter of the US Army Chased This Apache Woman
A Quarter of the US Army Chased This Apache Woman
Creative Non Fiction

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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·May 19

The Bear Who Watched Sunsets

Rummaging through my mystery box — “Every night, just as the sun was nearing the Western horizon, this old boar grizzly would climb a hill near the edge of the woods, lay down on his stomach, and watch the sunset blaze out over the valley. …

Animals

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The Bear Who Watched Sunsets
The Bear Who Watched Sunsets
Animals

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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·May 12

The Foreign Country of My Past

Dead bodies were the job — As a Forensic Investigator, dead bodies were my bread and butter, and for nearly twenty years, they were a big part of my life. I never looked at a dead body as once having been a living, loving person with hopes, dreams, problems, and fears. …

Philosophy Of Life

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The Foreign Country of My Past
The Foreign Country of My Past
Philosophy Of Life

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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Apr 27

The Sunk Cost Fallacy Is Harming Our Country

The US is falling behind the rest of the world — I’ve always been a proponent of free college tuition for anyone with the desire and ability to attend a state college or university. In addition, I believe, trade jobs that require a journeyman level of skill should also be supported by the entire community. Doctors, teachers, lawyers, carpenters, plumbers, welders…

Education Reform

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The Sunk Cost Fallacy Is Harming Our Country
The Sunk Cost Fallacy Is Harming Our Country
Education Reform

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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Apr 21

The Fine Art of Procrastination

I’ll get it done tomorrow — I have developed procrastination into fine art. Procrastination is the act of unnecessarily postponing decisions or actions and is not to be confused with laziness. …

Self-awareness

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The Fine Art of Procrastination
The Fine Art of Procrastination
Self-awareness

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Spiritual Tree

·Apr 7

Looking at Aging

Introspection — My favorite modern poet, KA Simran, caught me again in her beautiful word web and helped me explore my inner self. Is It an Illusion or Wisdom? It is time for Introspectionmedium.com Is It an Illusion or Wisdom? Am I losing my sight or Am I gaining wisdom to not see What is not meant to be seen? Am I dreaming…

Aging

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Looking at Aging
Looking at Aging
Aging

2 min read


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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Mar 27

Perception and Opinion

Facts and Reality — Some years back, a squad car with two Milwaukee police officers pulled over a car containing two African-American men. The officers exited their squad, and the two Black men stepped out of their vehicle. A crowd gathered on the sidewalk as a confrontation seemed imminent. The policeman on the driver’s…

Perception

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Perception and Opinion
Perception and Opinion
Perception

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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Feb 28

Religion, Consciousness, and the Nobel Prize

Closing the circle — When I was young and knew everything, I reasoned that all the world religions had some things in common, just different labels. I also noted that they all had a bunch of rules invented by old men who attributed them to divine origin. Human characteristics made up by some pretty…

Philosophy

3 min read

Religion, Consciousness, and the Nobel Prize
Religion, Consciousness, and the Nobel Prize
Philosophy

3 min read


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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Feb 17

Doubt

The beginning of clarity — When I was young, I had no doubts. Shades of gray were not something I thought about, as the world I experienced was full of certainty. It took a bit of aging before I realized that certainty, in many cases, was merely my satisfying illusions. Experience has taught me that…

True Crime

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Doubt
Doubt
True Crime

3 min read

Tom Hanratty

Tom Hanratty

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Scribbler of stories, lover of mysteries, retired Forensic Investigator and Tracker of critters. www.thomashanratty.com

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