When I finished the first draft of my latest book, I looked for help to critique and review the story. What began as a 12k-word short story about a young and inexperienced Catholic priest assigned to reopen a church shuttered five years earlier eventually grew into a 25k-word novella.   After sharing a few advance copies for critique, I received one very negative review. The reviewer called the book racist, and in turn called me racist. To be fair, her assertion was correct.   Staged in an...

Stand-up comedy requires a unique set of talents. The comedian has to be part actor, part motivational speaker, part minister, and 100% funny.   The performer's facial expressions, voice inflections, and body language all determine if the audience buys into their routine or if they find the speaker offensive and arrogant.   There have been many funny men and women I have enjoyed over the years. Richard Pryor, Joan Rivers, and Rodney Dangerfield, just to name a few.   Back in 1987, I had the...

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