Archive for February 2023
How Great Is The The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree? Let’s Discuss…
The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree Many writers have debated the practicality of obtaining a liberal arts degree. I obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from a small Canadian university, St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and as a graduate, you would think my views would be very favorable. And they are, for…
Read MoreHow African Historical Fiction Inspired My Own Writing Life
Heart Of Darkness I vividly remember Dr. Richard McDaniel’s second-year English class at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. We were studying the classic “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad. I loved that book, and it fascinated me to no end. The basic theory blew me away: that we all have a more primitive,…
Read MoreInspiration for Those Who Would Be King
Finding Inspiration I have always been fascinated with development in Africa. In the early 1980s, a family from the farming community of Sussex, New Brunswick, sold their modern dairy farm and moved to Africa. They were the initial family – the pioneers, per se – to be sent to a sub-Saharan African country on a development…
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