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Mob rule – From omertà, to excuse me, to hands off!

Mob rule – From omertà, to excuse me, to hands off!

by Forrest Peterson | Apr 9, 2025 | Words on Paper

Mob of runners in Goldy’s Run after crossing the finishing line at the 50-yard line of the football stadium on the University of Minnesota campus. Photo credit: Colin Peterson It must be one of the best kept secrets in modern history. In Agatha Christie’s murder...
Challenging challenging books, banned books

Challenging challenging books, banned books

by Forrest Peterson | Jan 29, 2025 | Words on Paper

In the late 1970s a group of parents in a Twin Cities suburban school district asked the school board to remove two books from the school library. The books included two short stories, The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson, and  The Gnats of Knotty Pine, by Bill Peet. In...
Time for a little philosophical therapy, and the courage to be

Time for a little philosophical therapy, and the courage to be

by Forrest Peterson | Jan 22, 2025 | Words on Paper

In these tumultuous times it’s important to take care of your health: Physical therapy for the body, psychological therapy for the mind, and what I call philosophical (or spiritual) therapy for the soul. Addressing the latter, I have been reading (and trying to...
From a distant view, Carter’s decency and legacy offer hope

From a distant view, Carter’s decency and legacy offer hope

by Forrest Peterson | Jan 8, 2025 | Words on Paper

President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale at the 1976 Democratic convention   With the national funeral for President Jimmy Carter scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow (Jan. 9, 2025) at the Washington National Cathedral, this post replaces the one that...
Important books that shaped and reflected America 1950-2000

Important books that shaped and reflected America 1950-2000

by Forrest Peterson | Jan 1, 2025 | Words on Paper

What’s the last book you read that you could say was a great reflection of, or influence upon, society? Most of the books I have read in recent years have been non-fiction for background on plots, settings and characters of my novels. I’m not aware of any that greatly...
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