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My annoyance with the telephone (and vote for better letters!)
February 3rd, 2010 by Dale Fincher
Does the ring of the telephone fill you with anticipation or does it evoke dread? Does it tell you, Hey, pick me up, I’m a surprise, like a birthday present… under the wrapping of this ringtone is something that could change your life! Or does it tell you, Hey you, stop what you’re doing and [...]
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On writing for the Trends
July 17th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
I finished Strunk and White’s Elements of Style this morning. As you may know E. B. White is a master writer, most famous for Charlotte’s Web. White concluded my reading lighting up a dark temptation. His reminder is to writers specifically and, I add, to saints in general: It is now necessary to warn the [...]
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What is the Opposite of Love?
November 21st, 2007 by Dale Fincher
I recently finished Annie Dillard’s, The Writing Life. She smooths out the lines between practical life and metaphor, between things and their meanings. I’ve read a good portion of Tinker Creek and Firm, but I need to read her more. When we open ourselves up to others, whether present in person or present in print, [...]
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fledge: Lost Words (part 1)
August 29th, 2007 by Dale Fincher
Here’s the first in a five part fledge series, called “Lost Words.” fledge | v2, i9 While I was sitting in a wooded park this evening, three boys around age 7 rolled up on their bikes to the market in the campground. They went in the store and back out again, talking in excited, disjointed [...]
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Prayer under the Mesa
May 14th, 2007 by Dale Fincher
Last week, Jonalyn and I went out of town for some rest in the rolling slickrock of Moab, UT. While enjoying the sun and scenery, I got a call from my editor that the book needed be cut by 1/3 to fit with the book formatting. This did not coincide with the contract and I [...]
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A decision was made
March 21st, 2007 by Dale Fincher
I wrote earlier about when I started to consider writing a thoughtful book for students and their questions…. One evening, my wife and I returned home and listened to our usual list of messages on the answering machine. Nancy was one of them, “Do you guys know a book I can recommend a teenager who [...]
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Where Writing for Me Began
March 17th, 2007 by Dale Fincher
Since I was a teen, I wanted to write. I started with journals. And then when email came along, I tried a hand at crafting letters. My typing is much more legible than my writing (let me tell you!). When I finished graduate school (the first one) in Florida, I moved to Vancouver, BC, to [...]
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What prompted the beginning…
March 16th, 2007 by Dale Fincher
I resisted associating myself more exclusively as speaker for students. I already struggled with my perception as ‘drama guy,’ even though my experience and education also included a broader integration of philosophy, theology, and literature. So when people asked me about speaking to students, I perceived it as, “Hey, ‘Youth Guy,’ we know you don’t [...]
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