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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.
Ruminations and provocations.
Poll questions are supposed to measure opinions. They’re not supposed to have clear right or wrong answers. No pollster would ask a question like: “Do you believe the sun rises in the east all the time, sometimes, or never?” Or “Do you believe A is the first letter of the English alphabet all the time, sometimes, or never?”
Read MoreWe as a society don’t pay attention to the people receiving apologies. Our attention is so laser-focused on the person doing the apologizing, we don’t realize that it takes two to tango. We demand humility in the person who’s apologizing. But we never stop to think that accepting an apology should be done with humility too. It shouldn’t be used as an excuse to criticize someone else or lord it over them.
Read MoreShame renders apologies meaningless because it transforms actions into identity. You didn’t offend me; you are offensive. You didn’t make a mistake; you are a mistake. And if apologies are meaningless, why bother to apologize? If there’s no hope for forgiveness, why bother to change? Those are the questions Trump’s followers have been asking for a long time, and he gave them an answer: Don’t.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreI agree with Tucker Carlson. There. I said it. You may never see those words from me again (and frankly, I hope you don’t). But I do agree with Carlson that Howard Stern is a coward — just not for the reasons he says he is.
Read MoreThe breakdown of civility has been written about extensively with regard to our political system, but it reflects a much more fundamental breakdown in the social norms that underpinned our culture for so long. Those norms can be expressed in just five words: Please. Thank you. You’re welcome.
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