My Year in Review: By the Numbers (2019 Edition)
Remember when I did this last year? I thought it was a good way to place a quantitative value on a...
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Author: Michael Kwan
Sonnet Sunday: Indifference
Last time, I said I can’t see where to goCannot approach life with indifferenceEven if it...
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Easy Decisions (From a Certain Point of View)
Why do easy decisions have to be so hard sometimes? And really, they’re not hard. Except...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: Merry Christmas
And just like that, we’re at the last speedlink of the year. Merry Christmas! Here’s a...
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Sunday Snippet: Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)
The young do not know enough to be prudent, and so they attempt the impossible, and achieve it,...
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My Troubled Relationship With Labels
Labels, in and of themselves, are essentially neutral. They only take on the life they do because...
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Unboxing Rex Dasher Porsche Mission E (Playmobil: The Movie) [VIDEO]
Hey look! I have an all-electric Porsche sports car. Dare to dream, my friends. Dare to dream. I...
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On the Independence and Autonomy of Children
I can do it myself! Meanwhile, of course, we’re already running late. On the one hand, I...
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On Backronyms, Ambiguous Acronyms, and More Shorthand to Confuse You
Adidas stands for “All Day I Dream About Sports.” I remember when a friend of mine...
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Sonnet Sunday: Lost in the Woods
Life perplexes me, I feel so unsureHow to navigate the lows and the highs Sometimes it’s...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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