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Kirby Lee Davis

Jul 29, 2022
2 min

Our next big step...

Here’s a head’s up for my followers! With this blog, we enter a new stage in my novel-publishing adventure. While I have more books to...

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Kirby Lee Davis

May 13, 2022
2 min

Going horizontal

God's Furry Angels' new editions achieve what once seemed a dream: a beautiful hardcover worthy of the family coffee table, with one or...

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Decisions and their consequences, part 2 -- a tale of two insurers

Kirby Lee Davis

Dec 3, 2021
7 min

Decisions and their consequences, part 2 -- a tale of two insurers

Why is a $14,000 emergency auto insurance claim easier to resolve than a routine $40 doctor’s office copayment? In truth, I never figured...

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Decisions and their consequences, part 1 -- a nightmare on black ice

Kirby Lee Davis

Oct 13, 2021
8 min

Decisions and their consequences, part 1 -- a nightmare on black ice

I first spied the brooding specter within a dark fog shrouding the bridge's crest. As my headlights pierced that reflective mist, I...

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Reflecting on a lifetime of blindness and inspiration

Kirby Lee Davis

Oct 8, 2021
3 min

Reflecting on a lifetime of blindness and inspiration

This is something I wrote Oct. 7, 2016. The text explains itself. I enter it among my blogs in part because I've devoted many entries...

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Kirby Lee Davis

Sep 18, 2021
8 min

Laundry lessons

Let me share a simple tale of God working in my life. First, the short and sweet version, for those who really don’t like to read: ● I...

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A lesson learned: “This is perfect Spanish, but it’s not Latin”

Kirby Lee Davis

Jul 24, 2021
4 min

A lesson learned: “This is perfect Spanish, but it’s not Latin”

Writing my The Spawn of Fashan blogs reminded me of another humorous academic anniversary. This one, from 43 years ago, tells how I met...

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Kirby Lee Davis

Jun 15, 2021
8 min

The Spawn of Fashan, part 2

Hello! Welcome back to the story behind The Spawn of Fashan roleplaying game, my cultish phenomenon published 40 years ago this...

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Kirby Lee Davis

Jun 15, 2021
5 min

The Spawn of Fashan

Here’s a special treat for my blog audience: a sneak peek at my next book! But it’s not what you expect. Two score and a year or so ago,...

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Kirby Lee Davis

Apr 18, 2021
6 min

Questions and answers

Do you ever question your effectiveness? While such concerns have shadowed most of my efforts since I started down this book-publishing...

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Parables of circular logic, or a walk inside my mind

Kirby Lee Davis

Mar 26, 2021
4 min

Parables of circular logic, or a walk inside my mind

This marks both my 50th blog and my 3,000th Instagram post. A double milestone! With this in mind, I prayed to find something truly...

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Tales from the shelves: Looks at my books!

Kirby Lee Davis

Feb 26, 2021
5 min

Tales from the shelves: Looks at my books!

And now for something completely different: a study of my reading habits! Back in blog 13, I walked you through a list of my favorite...

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Kirby Lee Davis

Feb 9, 2021
7 min

How I learned to play the guitar

And now for something completely different – a reader’s request! An overseas friend asked if I might teach him how to strum the guitar. I...

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Kirby Lee Davis

Feb 1, 2021
2 min

Reverence and awe

And now for something completely different: my first true photo blog! I know what you’re saying – “Hey, all your blogs feature photos!”...

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Tales from the shelves: Of tapes, toys, a tray, and a Thermos

Kirby Lee Davis

Jan 26, 2021
6 min

Tales from the shelves: Of tapes, toys, a tray, and a Thermos

My bookshelves probably contain as many mementos as bound texts. Usually I group these keepsakes by some theme, like a genre or product...

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Kirby Lee Davis

Jan 10, 2021
3 min

The Birthday Song Scam

And now for something completely similar: another brush with crime! Last week’s blog told of a bloody incident suffered one year ago....

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Kirby Lee Davis

Jan 5, 2021
10 min

Very hard lessons

With the new year, I decided to use my blog not just for gentle biblical devotions, but to examine lessons from my life’s hard cases....

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Kirby Lee Davis

Dec 28, 2020
7 min

Flipping that coin, through faith

Let’s dive into another devotional drawn from nature! Our topic: life and death. Some may question whether that’s two topics, and perhaps...

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Kirby Lee Davis

Dec 20, 2020
6 min

The paths of righteousness

Let’s dive into another Christian devotional based on nature! Our topic: the long and winding road. Holidays often bring forth travel...

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Kirby Lee Davis

Dec 9, 2020
8 min

Of fear, guilt, and incrimination...

This is a blog I’ve struggled to write for a while, in part because I knew not where to take it, in part because I’ve written on this...

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What is good and acceptable and perfect?

Kirby Lee Davis

Dec 1, 2020
2 min

What is good and acceptable and perfect?

I often find myself pondering God's concepts of beauty as I cross paths with creation's more curious entries. Take for example this...

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Kirby Lee Davis

Nov 26, 2020
3 min

The witness of trees

One image often comes to my mind when I look up at naked tree limbs like these – Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam,” that part of his...

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Kirby Lee Davis

Nov 22, 2020
2 min

Beloved, with a purpose

And now for something completely different: a flower worthy of Dr. Seuss! At least I think it’s a flower. It’s creative enough to be one....

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Kirby Lee Davis

Nov 18, 2020
6 min

The end of our days

What do you think of when you see a sunset? I watch for them with longing, hoping to witness a burst of fire within distant clouds or...

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