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A Different Kind of Love
To love is to do, to feel, to become. Love is not passive, or still. Love is continual movement and change and growth—continual choice,...

R.D. Kardon
Aug 27, 20213 min read


"The Best" versus Balance: Part I
best /best/ adjective of the most excellent, effective, or desirable type or quality. "Be the best you can be" noun that which is the...

R.D. Kardon
Jun 23, 20212 min read


On the Road Again...
trav·el /ˈtravəl/ verb go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length. "FLYGIRL traveled to Idyllwild California...

R.D. Kardon
Mar 10, 20212 min read


Everybody has One...
o·pin·ion /əˈpinyən/ noun a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge "Every reader is entitled...

R.D. Kardon
Jan 16, 20212 min read


The Sound of Spirit
crack·le /ˈkrak(ə)l/ verb make a rapid succession of slight cracking noises “I could hear the aurora crackle, even when I couldn’t see...

R.D. Kardon
Jun 15, 20202 min read


Introducing My Second Novel
Aspire as·pire /əˈspī(ə)r/ verb direct one's hopes or ambitions toward achieving something “I aspire to make my second novel better than...

R.D. Kardon
Jan 29, 20202 min read


Words in the Weeds
in·spi·ra·tion /ˌinspəˈrāSH(ə)n/ noun the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something...

R.D. Kardon
Jun 18, 20191 min read


What's Next?
se·quence /ˈsēkwəns/ a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other. "The action in my second novel...

R.D. Kardon
Apr 30, 20191 min read


Really Good Reads!
fes·ti·val ˈfestəvəl/ noun a day or period of celebration. "The written word surrounded me at The San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of...

R.D. Kardon
Sep 5, 20182 min read
Is It a True Story?
fic·tion ˈfikSH(ə)n/ noun literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and...

R.D. Kardon
Aug 24, 20182 min read
Say What?!
read·ing ˈrēdiNG/ noun 1.the action or skill of reading written or printed matter silently or aloud. Here’s hoping it’s not really a...

R.D. Kardon
Jun 11, 20181 min read
The Wrapper
ˈkəvər/ a thing that lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it. "a book cover" After all these...

R.D. Kardon
Apr 11, 20182 min read
What's In A Name?
ti·tle ˈtīdl/noun the name of a book, composition, or other artistic work. "the author and title of the book" The better part of this...

R.D. Kardon
Mar 9, 20182 min read
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