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American Butterfly: Lessons Learned from Family, Culture, and Love

American Butterfly: Lessons Learned from Family, Culture, and Love

A family death forces a journey into the past to understand the present: the North, the South, the Civil War, the family Church, and America today.

2021

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J. Andrew Shelley

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My 8-Year-Old Is Gone

But life can go on

5 min readMar 1, 2024

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My 8-Year-Old Is Gone

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The Mass Production of Fear

Alert! Theft reported less than 4.24 miles away!

6 min readFeb 23, 2024

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A fantastic sunrise with blue skies sandwiched between the ground and grey clouds.

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Israel’s Quandary — Asleep In a Self-Induced Coma

So sad for our friends. So sad for us all.

4 min readOct 11, 2023

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Israel’s Quandary — Asleep In a Self-Induced Coma

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Palestine Is Not At War

Teaching Harvard’s President to understand the world

6 min readDec 9, 2023

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Palestine Is Not At War

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The Unbearable Burden of Opportunity Lost

Empty pegs: a gymnast’s story, part I

12 min readFeb 15, 2023

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The Unbearable Burden of Opportunity Lost

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Oops, She Did It Again

Hillary Clinton tells voters to shut up and accept American politics

5 min readApr 7, 2024

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A black on white image of a hand placing a vote into a ballot box.

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Everyone Knows America Needs Something

Ben Shapiro tells us we need more God in our state

7 min readApr 5, 2024

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A brown cross above the water in front of a yellow sky.

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I Gotta Change My Expectations

We’re simply lucky to be alive in 2024

10 min readMar 27, 2024

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Author’s picture of a busy airport

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A Real-Life Spy And America’s Competitive Nightmare

Where did our heroes go?

6 min readMar 13, 2024

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A Real-Life Spy And America’s Competitive Nightmare

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A Trump-Biden Rematch Tastes Like Reflux Vomit

It’s a holy war, not politics

6 min readMar 7, 2024

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An image of President Donald Trump being sworn into office with his hand on two bibles.

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J. Andrew Shelley

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Battler for better. Top author in culture. More listening, more understanding, less outrage. Book: American Butterfly

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