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A Sideways Glance with Richard Bogartz: Does life mimic drama?

I’ve been studying two books by Yves Lavandier: one is “Writing Drama;” the other is “Constructing A Story.” In adulthood I’ve intermittently attempted to write short stories. Alas, I had no idea how that’s done. I’d have an idea about a character,.

A Sideways Glance with Richard Bogartz: Dear vaccine and mask haters

Dear vaccine and mask haters, my better self wants to say to you, “Know that although I disagree with you, I also oppose those who spew venom at you. You are not stupid or villainous. Our biggest difference is that we trust different information.

A Sideways Glance with Richard Bogartz: Some things really do matter

A Sideways Glance with Richard Bogartz: Some things really do matter
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A Sideways Glance with Richard Bogartz: The source of anger?

What follows is conjecture; I’ve no formal training in clinical psychology. Decades ago, waiting for help in an Amherst center bank, my attention was drawn to a customer raging at a teller. The heat and decibels astonished me. I watched. Then, epiphany. Suddenly I realized no bank business could have generated such intensity. I concluded that the customer brought the anger with them and the hapless teller was simply a convenient dumping ground. By training I scoff at certainty based on miniscule evidence, but I’ve learned to trust my intuition. Such trusting began decades ago when I overheard two students arguing and reciprocally insulting so vigorously and so long that I concluded they could not possibly be friends. I wondered why they’d continue to interact? Then intuition whispered that, despite inconsistent physical appearances, they must be siblings. I inquired. Indeed, siblings.

A Sideways Glance with Richard Bogartz: Buddy, Can you spare a shower?

A Sideways Glance with Richard Bogartz: Buddy, Can you spare a shower? Wednesday, February 03, 2021 Here I abbreviate my Facebook friend Katie’s (pseudonym) posting:    “I saw the homeless person yesterday afternoon. I stopped to see if       they were there before I brought the tent and second sleeping bag. I told them I had a tent for them. They said ‘cool, but can I take a shower instead? I haven’t had a shower in ten months.’ I am pretty private and haven’t had anyone in my place since this started, but they yelled again at me, non-threateningly, ‘I can’t take a shower, is that what you are telling me?’

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