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Jan 12, 2025 | 
thejesuitpost.org | Michael Mohr
Are you “filled with expectation” when you think about the Lord? Fr. Michael Mohr, SJ, reflects on how Christ’s Baptism is a sign of our salvation. Based on the readings for the Baptism of the Lord. What are you waiting for? Hi, I’m Father Michael Mohr, and this is my One Minute Homily.
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
medium.com | Michael Mohr
Eric Arthur Blair - more famously known as George Orwell (named so because "George" is a nice, familiar British name and he once lived near the Orwell River) - it must be said, was never a pussy. He lived what might be called a vertiginous existence.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
medium.com | Michael Mohr
Letters, 1940-1977* Originally published hereFor a long time I've possessed a fascination with Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977). I recently ordered his collected letters 1940-77 and I couldn't put it down. First, his general life plot was interesting: Born in Russia, he fled during the 1917 revolution and lived in Paris, Berlin, Switzerland, and finally the United States, in 1940 - fleeing World War II - where he later became a U.S. citizen. He was clearly a genius.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
medium.com | Michael Mohr
What is Trust? [Check more of my work out at michaelmohr.substack.com] ~What is trust, exactly? It's a sort of faith in humanity, isn't it? And in oneself? For a very long time I didn't trust myself. How could I? I was an angry, confused blackout alcoholic, someone who set out to do one thing but then ended up doing the opposite. In my inner world I pretended to possess integrity, dignity and self-respect, but in truth I had none of these.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
medium.com | Michael Mohr
Things We've been Told that Aren't Necessarily [Always] True about The CraftEvery writer - new and seasoned, young and old - has heard this one. It's industry shorthand for: Use action scenes versus explanation or summary. In other words: Show characters acting, doing things, being in conflict, pushing against self and other, engaging in internal and external tension, arguing, disagreeing, fighting, clashing, etc. In general, this is a good rule.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
bowendwelle.substack.com | Bowen Dwelle |Latham Turner |Michael Mohr |Lyle McKeany
This conversation is part of an ongoing series of conversations with fellow writers, including several on Substack such asand Sex at Dawnauthoras well as others including addiction expert Dr. Adi Jaffe, master coaches Michael Lipson and Robert Ellis, ultra-runner Charlie Engle and legendary sci-fi author Kim Stanley Robinson. of the same name.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
bowendwelle.substack.com | Bowen Dwelle |Latham Turner |Michael Mohr |Dee Rambeau
This is part of the second writing series by a group of men writing on Substack that includes myself,, ,, , and . In this series, each of us will wrestle with what “recovery” means to us and how our life experiences shape that definition. The three-mile circuit around the docks where my floating home is tied up takes about an hour.
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Dec 6, 2023 | 
bowendwelle.substack.com | Bowen Dwelle |Michael Mohr |Lyle McKeany |Sam Kahn
Discover more from An Ordinary DisasterWriting from experience on men, money, love, and addiction from a former teenage boozehound, entrepreneur, and adventure guide. I'm here to tell the truth. Over 1,000 subscribers Article voiceoverAudio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.
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Oct 25, 2023 | 
bowendwelle.substack.com | Bowen Dwelle |Michael Mohr |Latham Turner |Lyle McKeany
This is part of a series of periodic community updates for my Substack readers — and if you’re reading this, it’s because I’ve reached that initial major milestone of Substackery, the first big four-digit ring-a-ding-dinger of one thousand readers! Although the evidence at this point shows that I’m pretty OK at doing things, my fear is that in even mentioning this milestone, I’ll fall into the trap of demanding that you celebrate with me by sharing this, so I can “get” even more subscribers,...
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
bowendwelle.substack.com | Bowen Dwelle |Sam Kahn |Sophie Strand |Michael Mohr
This conversation is part of an ongoing series of conversations with fellow writers including several on Substack such as Michael Mohr, Lyle McKeany, and Sex at Dawn author Chris Ryan as well as others including master coaches Michael Lipson and Robert Ellis, ultra-ultra-runner Charlie Engle and legendary sci-fi author Kim Stanley Robinson.
