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Stephen H. Provost is an author of paranormal adventures and historical non-fiction. “Memortality” is his debut novel on Pace Press, set for release Feb. 1, 2017.

An editor and columnist with more than 30 years of experience as a journalist, he has written on subjects as diverse as history, religion, politics and language and has served as an editor for fiction and non-fiction projects. His book “Fresno Growing Up,” a history of Fresno, California, during the postwar years, is available on Craven Street Books. His next non-fiction work, “Highway 99: The History of California’s Main Street,” is scheduled for release in June.

For the past two years, the editor has served as managing editor for an award-winning weekly, The Cambrian, and is also a columnist for The Tribune in San Luis Obispo.

He lives on the California coast with his wife, stepson and cats Tyrion Fluffybutt and Allie Twinkletail.

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On Life

Ruminations and provocations.

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Independent thinkers and the lonely lives we lead

Stephen H. Provost

Our problem is that we’d still rather spin our wheels with scapegoating and conspiracy theories than work together. Because we don’t trust each other. We’ve forgotten how to look for that spark of commonality in one another’s human eyes, and we’ve chosen instead to focus on how we’re different, and why we’re (supposedly) a threat to one another. Recognizing that spark won’t solve every problem. It’s just a beginning, and there will be a lot of work involved. But beginning is better than never trying.

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categories Philosophy, Personal, Spirituality, Culture
tags independent thinkers, scapegoating, George Floyd, conspiracy theories, introverts, brainwashing, groupthink, litmus test, partisan politics, defund the police, sexism, racism, not all men

It’s not “law and order,” it’s this

Stephen H. Provost

Police are part of a larger group of publicly funded servants charged with protecting local residents — a group that also includes sheriff’s officers and deputies, firefighters, and paramedics. It would never enter anyone’s mind that firefighters or paramedics would pose a threat to public safety. The same should go for police officers.

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categories Politics, Trump
tags law and order, Donald Trump, Trump, public safety, Joe Biden, court packing, defund the police