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Mark Canada, Ph.D.

None of Us Needs a Grammar War.

None of Us Needs a Grammar War.

None of Us Needs a Grammar War.

3 days ago7 min read

Freemasonry Through the Eyes of Edgar Allan Poe, Part 2

Freemasonry Through the Eyes of Edgar Allan Poe, Part 2

Freemasonry Through the Eyes of Edgar Allan Poe, Part 2

Sep 115 min read

Freemasonry Through the Eyes of Edgar Allan Poe, Part 1

Freemasonry Through the Eyes of Edgar Allan Poe, Part 1

Freemasonry Through the Eyes of Edgar Allan Poe, Part 1

Sep 46 min read

Two Sides of Freemasonry, Part 2

Two Sides of Freemasonry, Part 2

Two Sides of Freemasonry, Part 2

Aug 295 min read

Two Sides of Freemasonry, Part 1

Two Sides of Freemasonry, Part 1

Two Sides of Freemasonry, Part 1

Aug 215 min read

The Story and the Truth

The Story and the Truth

The Story and the Truth

Aug 85 min read

America’s War on Bison (and Itself)

America’s War on Bison (and Itself)

America’s War on Bison (and Itself)

Jul 307 min read

Ars Interruptus

Ars Interruptus

Ars Interruptus

Jul 246 min read

The Mendoza Line: Higher Than We Might Think

The Mendoza Line: Higher Than We Might Think

The Mendoza Line: Higher Than We Might Think

Jul 176 min read

What Literature Can Teach Us About Life Change

What Literature Can Teach Us About Life Change

What Literature Can Teach Us About Life Change

Jul 94 min read

Into the Blank

Into the Blank

Into the Blank

Jun 246 min read

Truman Capote: Knowing and Going

Truman Capote: Knowing and Going

Truman Capote: Knowing and Going

Jun 187 min read

Franz Mesmer and the Power of Belief

Franz Mesmer and the Power of Belief

Franz Mesmer and the Power of Belief

Jun 137 min read

A Woman’s Way: Elizabeth Powel’s Informal Influence

A Woman’s Way: Elizabeth Powel’s Informal Influence

A Woman’s Way: Elizabeth Powel’s Informal Influence

Jun 66 min read

B. Franklin, Inspiration

B. Franklin, Inspiration

B. Franklin, Inspiration

May 296 min read

B. Franklin, Printer

B. Franklin, Printer

B. Franklin, Printer

May 205 min read

B. Franklin, Swimming Instructor?

B. Franklin, Swimming Instructor?

B. Franklin, Swimming Instructor?

May 166 min read

A Mind Travel Packing List, Part 1

A Mind Travel Packing List, Part 1

A Mind Travel Packing List, Part 1

May 76 min read

Making the Case for Independence

Making the Case for Independence

Making the Case for Independence

May 210 min read

Baseball’s One-Walk Wonder

Baseball’s One-Walk Wonder

Baseball’s One-Walk Wonder

Apr 234 min read

What Makes a Chuck Norris Joke Kick?

What Makes a Chuck Norris Joke Kick?

What Makes a Chuck Norris Joke Kick?

Apr 38 min read

What’s in a Byname? Part 2

What’s in a Byname? Part 2

What’s in a Byname? Part 2

Mar 206 min read

What’s in a Byname?, Part 1

What’s in a Byname?, Part 1

What’s in a Byname?, Part 1

Mar 135 min read

Putting Love on a Pedestal, Part 3

Putting Love on a Pedestal, Part 3

Putting Love on a Pedestal, Part 3

Feb 274 min read

Putting Love on a Pedestal, Part 2

Putting Love on a Pedestal, Part 2

Putting Love on a Pedestal, Part 2

Feb 214 min read

Putting Love on a Pedestal

Putting Love on a Pedestal

Putting Love on a Pedestal

Feb 134 min read

Canada's Unfamiliar Quotations

Canada's Unfamiliar Quotations

Canada's Unfamiliar Quotations

Feb 76 min read

Bringing Others' Words to Bear

Bringing Others' Words to Bear

Bringing Others' Words to Bear

Jan 316 min read

They Helped Build a Nation

They Helped Build a Nation

They Helped Build a Nation

Jan 244 min read

How Much Truth Can You Speak Alone?

How Much Truth Can You Speak Alone?

How Much Truth Can You Speak Alone?

Jan 165 min read

A Lesson from a Two-Faced Guy

A Lesson from a Two-Faced Guy

A Lesson from a Two-Faced Guy

Jan 105 min read

Look Both Ways Before You Cross

Look Both Ways Before You Cross

Look Both Ways Before You Cross

Jan 37 min read

A Holiday Gift from Frederick Douglass

A Holiday Gift from Frederick Douglass

A Holiday Gift from Frederick Douglass

Dec 27, 20256 min read

What's Your Valley Forge?

What's Your Valley Forge?

What's Your Valley Forge?

Dec 19, 20255 min read

The Language of Christmas

The Language of Christmas

The Language of Christmas

Dec 13, 20258 min read

Black Friday and Other Words Made Things

Black Friday and Other Words Made Things

Black Friday and Other Words Made Things

Dec 6, 20255 min read

The Pilgrims Before the First Thanksgiving

The Pilgrims Before the First Thanksgiving

The Pilgrims Before the First Thanksgiving

Nov 25, 20256 min read

E Pluribus Unum

E Pluribus Unum

E Pluribus Unum

Nov 20, 20254 min read

Philadelphia in the Life of America, Part 2

Philadelphia in the Life of America, Part 2

Philadelphia in the Life of America, Part 2

Nov 15, 20255 min read

Philadelphia in the Life of America, Part 1

Philadelphia in the Life of America, Part 1

Philadelphia in the Life of America, Part 1

Nov 7, 20253 min read

Poe's Quintessential Halloween Story

Poe's Quintessential Halloween Story

Poe's Quintessential Halloween Story

Oct 31, 20255 min read

"The Philosophy of Composition" — the Key to Poe's Method?, Part 2

"The Philosophy of Composition" — the Key to Poe's Method?, Part 2

"The Philosophy of Composition" — the Key to Poe's Method?, Part 2

Oct 25, 20255 min read

"The Philosophy of Composition" — the Key to Poe's Method?, Part 1

"The Philosophy of Composition" — the Key to Poe's Method?, Part 1

"The Philosophy of Composition" — the Key to Poe's Method?, Part 1

Oct 18, 20255 min read

Writing a Novel, Part 2

Writing a Novel, Part 2

Writing a Novel, Part 2

Oct 11, 20254 min read

Writing a Novel, Part 1

Writing a Novel, Part 1

Writing a Novel, Part 1

Oct 3, 20254 min read

The Poetry of Country Music, Part 2

The Poetry of Country Music, Part 2

The Poetry of Country Music, Part 2

Sep 26, 20258 min read

Benjamin Franklin's Mulberry Tree

Benjamin Franklin's Mulberry Tree

Benjamin Franklin's Mulberry Tree

Sep 17, 20255 min read

The Poetry of Country Music, Part 1

The Poetry of Country Music, Part 1

The Poetry of Country Music, Part 1

Sep 12, 20258 min read

Stephen Crane's "An Experiment in Misery”

Stephen Crane's "An Experiment in Misery”

Stephen Crane's "An Experiment in Misery”

Sep 5, 20255 min read

The Smithsonian Institution: A Gift That Keeps Giving

The Smithsonian Institution: A Gift That Keeps Giving

The Smithsonian Institution: A Gift That Keeps Giving

Aug 30, 20256 min read

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