Supporting Creators on Patreon (And Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is)
You know, I’m not really sure how I feel about the term “creator.” It almost...
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Author: Michael Kwan
Does the Greatest Art Come From a Place of Pain?
As Robin William’s character John Keating famously said in Dead Poets Society, “We...
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Vlog #59: On My Reading List
Shortly after the movie adaptation came out in 1993, I rushed to the local public library to pick...
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Sunday Snippet: Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964)
The shoe was going to make the greatest difference in the boy’s attitude. Even a child with...
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Grammar 101: Graft and Graph
By now, you’ve probably recognized that similar-sounding words with totally different...
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Foodie Bucket List: 10 Foods to Try Before You Die
A couple of weeks ago, fellow dad blogger Tony Conrad from Faith, Family and Technology shared his...
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Vlog #58: Amazon Kindle Oasis Comparison
Remember when ebook readers were first becoming a thing? Some people opted for Sony e-readers....
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Sunday Snippet: Peter Harnetty (UBC Professor Emeritus)
Most students now, just the same as half a century ago, have a practical object in view: to get an...
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Rainy Day Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
An online friend of mine recently ran into a bit of a parenting conundrum. He’s used to...
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Introducing Hump Day Haikus
One of my greatest successes (and failures) of 2017 was keeping up with the weekly vlog. It served...
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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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