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I have been a professional writer since 1987. I've written for newspapers, magazines, worked in the book publishing industry, and published novels and non-fiction books. In addition, I've guided numerous authors through the process of independent publishing, and offer workshops in that same vein. I'm the founder of the Parkinson's Comfort Project and over the course of six years, we gathered and gave away over 500 handmade quilts to people with Parkinson's disease.
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Facts Are Stubborn Things

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James Randi was the North Star of skeptics. Born in Toronto in 1928, he performed as a magician on stages around the world.

But Randi is perhaps best known for his self-chosen role as a skeptical investigator into paranormal, psychic, and pseudoscientific claims. He often explained that the reason for his ferocious antagonism to claims of phenomena such as spoon-bending and faith-healing was his sympathy for the victims of these frauds.

Randi died at the age of 92 in 2020. I believe we should all continue his legacy, individually and together.

Just think, we could make truth important again.

Wouldn’t that be a refreshing change?