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  • Physician, Heal Thyself

    Physician, Heal Thyself

    From ME/CFS (Part 3 of 3) Dear Reader, my apologies. Within the confines of my current prison, I have not yet completed the essays I promised you months ago, neither […]

  • Physician, Heal Thyself

    Physician, Heal Thyself

    Another metaphor of what my confusing disease feels like— a cold, painful, lonely prison with little hope for escape.

  • Physician, Heal Thyself

    Physician, Heal Thyself

    Thirty years ago, I fell into a high-walled Toxic River A, from which there seems to be no escape.

  • Isle Royale, Part 1: Into the Wilderness

    Isle Royale, Part 1: Into the Wilderness

    A traveler may dare to enter the wilderness of Isle Royale in the heart of Lake Superior. If he survives his journey—the unforgiving rock, the sudden storms, the warring beasts, and the haunting isolation—he may exit the land and return to his former life. But a piece of him will remain.

  • Realm Makers 2025

    Realm Makers 2025

    At Realm Makers ’25, the annual convention for Christian sci-fi/fantasy writers, a young aspiring author approached me admiringly, her face red and her smile wide. “You’re Donald Maass, right?”

  • Pearls, Shiny Objects, and Mnemonics

    Pearls, Shiny Objects, and Mnemonics

    Black envelope . . . hmm. Rounded, with no corners. No flaps, no stamp, and no return address. TAT, my initials, inscribed with silver lettering. Weird.

3 responses to “All Posts”

  1. Karen @ SHC Avatar
    Karen @ SHC

    A huge LIKE for the format for your blog posts. Thumbnails are helpful reminders for the ones I want to reread. And there are many! Your writing about pearls sends my mind in all sorts of directions. The connections for me are numerous. Stewardship of my resources needs to be reviewed more and more as I age.
    Mostly, I lean towards serious for your future writing about pearls, but am intrigued by the ridiculous and the preposterous. You can make salient points no matter what route you take. Keep it up, please. Karen/SHC

    1. Troy Avatar
      Troy

      Thanks, Karen!
      Troy

  2. mom Avatar
    mom

    I ache for you, my son.

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