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Living in Tolkien’s Groundhog Day

March 10, 2021June 22, 2021 ~ Richard Rabil, Jr.

A journey through the Old Forest looks totally different from my day-to-day existence. Yet this passage from Tolkien is a pretty apt description of what I found life to be like in 2020, and continues to be like in 2021---a description that resonates more deeply with me than the Groundhog Day metaphor.

What Every Writer Wants: Update June 4, 2019

June 4, 2019November 13, 2019 ~ Richard Rabil, Jr.

It's quite simple, really: A public pension, encouragement to keep going, and assurance that not all the stories worth telling have been told.

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