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link to The 1.8-Second Psychology Lesson: Witnessing the Five Stages of Grief in Real Time

The 1.8-Second Psychology Lesson: Witnessing the Five Stages of Grief in Real Time

I used to dismiss psychology as “psychobabble” until a disaster with twenty crystal glasses provided the proof I was looking for. My oldest school buddy, Jeff, showed up one afternoon...

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The Raven and the Unconformity

A geologist, a Young Earth Creationist, and a standoff over 1.2 billion missing years In Blacktail Canyon, June 2025, John Wakefield ponders the fate of Giordano Bruno (burned at the stake in...

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Is Courage a National Trait?

Watching heroes on the news triggered a 1949 memory of a locked toilet and two men in Air Force blue. AI image generated by nano banana prompted by the author (note that the characters are...

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The Sober Guitarist at the Bottom of the Grand Canyon

Learning to handle stage fright (and an open bar) at 80 years old Forty expectant friends waited on the sand near Lava Falls. As I tuned my guitar against the river’s roar, I mentally rehearsed...

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Polished agates decorate unique Tucson sidelites

Our creative customer purchased polished agate slabs at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show and came into Artistry in Glass with a great idea to replace an ugly plexiglass front door sidelite. Learn how...

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John Wakefield opposes the Copper World/Rosemont Mine

Former exploration geologist, John Wakefield Ph.D. goes full Greta Thunberg in opposing Hudbay's Copper World Mine in the Scenic Santa Rita Mountains. Read on to discover John's reasons. The...

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Retired Geologist, former Professor, and Founder of Artistry in Glass. After decades of technical glasswork, I have traded the workshop for the open road. I now travel with my wife, Claire, in our camper "Diogenes," writing stories about the world we see. Click here to follow my writing on Medium. https://medium.com/@yjwakeart

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