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Scott Robinson
Nov 1, 20206 min read
Wordless
They had talked three nights in a row, and gotten nowhere. He said he had forgiven her, and she said she had forgiven him. Somewhere in...
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Scott Robinson
Nov 1, 20205 min read
Addicted
It had been public and it had been embarrassing. The very, very loud music from the stage, the laughter and sing-along and general buzz...
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Scott Robinson
Oct 29, 20207 min read
Druid Sex Magick
“They should have been ridiculous — but the hairs on the back of my neck prickled at the sight, and some small voice inside warned me: I...
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Scott Robinson
Oct 29, 20204 min read
Forbidden Fruit
As you might guess, a strict religious upbringing carries with it a lot of restrictions. Every kid grows up with restrictions – no snacks...
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Scott Robinson
Oct 29, 20204 min read
The Second Mountain
Once upon a time, David Brooks was a soldier of the conservative right. During this period, he had wandered out of a liberal youth...
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Scott Robinson
Oct 29, 20202 min read
The Long Flirt
Boys flirt. Grown-Ass Men flirt, too, but they know the difference between boy flirting and Grown-Ass Man flirting. Boys flirt in the...
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Scott Robinson
Oct 25, 20205 min read
Heaven on Earth
Yesterday we said goodbye to my new daughter’s mother. She had died the previous week, not unexpectedly, and my son’s new wife was...
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Scott Robinson
Oct 25, 20203 min read
The Woman Coping
When I met her, she was busy and full of life. When I met her, she was involved in many things – causes, crusades, committees, and a...
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Scott Robinson
Oct 24, 202012 min read
ZoomLove
By Chelsea Wills, Executive Editor Newsweek, Oct. 25, 2029 As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Trump Virus Outbreak, there will no...
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Scott Robinson
Oct 4, 20201 min read
Raincoat
“Dress warmly and wear your raincoat! It’s going to rain, and it’s very cold out there!” “I’ll be fine.” “I’m serious! You’ll catch your...
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Scott Robinson
Sep 12, 20204 min read
The Turkey Bacon of Music
So... It started with Evie, more or less, in the early Seventies. Others had come before – singer/songwriter Larry Norman, notably – and...
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Scott Robinson
Sep 10, 20204 min read
The Second Meaning
Communication is 9/10ths of a successful relationship – not just with your partner, but with your colleagues, your friends, your kids,...
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Scott Robinson
Sep 10, 20207 min read
Paleosexual: Gender Relations 100,000 Years Ago
It’s a confusing time to be a man, trying hard to relate to women, to find and maintain a strong, healthy relationship that becomes a...
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Scott Robinson
Sep 9, 20204 min read
Splitsville
In the days before megachurches like Southeast Christian were a thing, there was a phenomenon that persists today but was more frequent...
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Scott Robinson
Sep 9, 20205 min read
Christian Cognitive Clusters
Part of my day job is parsing the human brain, as it is specifically applied to social thinking, group dynamics and communication. To...
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Scott Robinson
Sep 8, 20205 min read
The Octant Androids
I recently finished a book, AI in Sci-Fi: Fictional Artificial Minds and the Real World Awaiting Them, in which I survey the many AIs and...
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Scott Robinson
Sep 7, 20204 min read
Published!
I shared earlier that my mom had cultivated in me an interest in creative self-investment. Little did I know at the time just now rapidly...
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Scott Robinson
Sep 6, 20203 min read
Barry, Billy, and Elton
My parents had eased up on the whole rock music thing, to the point where by my junior year of high school it was a distant memory. I had...
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Scott Robinson
Sep 5, 20203 min read
The Closet Scientist
It was largely Star Trek that focused my mind on science and reason, starting around 1972 – but it was the World Book Encyclopedia that...
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Scott Robinson
Sep 5, 20203 min read
WLS Chicago
The Boys Club near Water Street and George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” were a start, music-wise; but it was when we moved out of the town...
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