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Stephen H. Provost is an author of paranormal adventures and historical non-fiction. “Memortality” is his debut novel on Pace Press, set for release Feb. 1, 2017.

An editor and columnist with more than 30 years of experience as a journalist, he has written on subjects as diverse as history, religion, politics and language and has served as an editor for fiction and non-fiction projects. His book “Fresno Growing Up,” a history of Fresno, California, during the postwar years, is available on Craven Street Books. His next non-fiction work, “Highway 99: The History of California’s Main Street,” is scheduled for release in June.

For the past two years, the editor has served as managing editor for an award-winning weekly, The Cambrian, and is also a columnist for The Tribune in San Luis Obispo.

He lives on the California coast with his wife, stepson and cats Tyrion Fluffybutt and Allie Twinkletail.

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Ruminations and provocations.

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Success isn’t just the best revenge, it’s the only good kind

Stephen H. Provost

The person in the mirror is the only one who matters. Your achievements are yours, so own them! Regardless of what anyone told you, you could and you did succeed. And you’re going to keep right on succeeding on your own terms until the naysayers no longer mean anything to you. It will be as though they never even existed.

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MAFS expert Cal Roberson washes his hands of Chris-Alyssa debacle

Stephen H. Provost

Nowhere in his statement following Chris’ decision to divorce Alyssa does Pastor Cal take any responsibility for pairing the couple. He repeatedly faults the participants, like Pontius Pilate washing his hands of it all.

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Why the MAFS 'experts' paired Alyssa and Chris: working theory

Stephen H. Provost

From the moment she walked down the aisle and saw her groom’s slightly crooked teeth, Alyssa Ellman has been all-out of her marriage to Chris Collette. The question is, why did the so-called experts pair these two people in the first place? Is their judgment really that poor? Or is the show simply looking to maximize its ratings by providing as much drama and conflict as possible?

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Why the Olympics just aren't special anymore

Stephen H. Provost

I have very little interest in watching this year’s Winter Olympics, something I always looked forward to as a child. In fact, I haven’t had more than a passing interest in the Olympic games for probably 20 years now.

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How Monty Python explains the absurdity of Trumpism

Stephen H. Provost

The best comedy pokes fun at the absurdity of the human condition. What could be more absurd than that condition known as Trumpism, and what could be funnier than a classic Monty Python skit? They were seemingly made for each other. So it’s hardly a shock that one of the best Python skits explains the appeal of Trump’s con to his gullible “base” to absolute perfection.

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The new USFL is already showing a lack of commitment

Stephen H. Provost

Something about playing all the new USFL’s games in a single venue feels half-baked. It’s like going to the set of your favorite Western and discovering that all the “buildings” are all just false fronts. There won’t be any “New Jersey Generals” or “Jacksonville Bulls” when the league kicks off (if it does kick off, and if those teams are among those playing). There will be the Birmingham Generals and the Birmingham Bulls and the Birmingham everything elses.

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