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    Leaders. Do we need them?
    Christopher McHale
    • Apr 10
    • 9 min

    Leaders. Do we need them?

    I grew up in a world of leaders. We're going to the Moon type leaders. Nowadays, we seem to have lost the leadership plot.
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    Jimi Hendrix in London
    Christopher McHale
    • Mar 4
    • 10 min

    Jimi Hendrix in London

    In an excerpt from his memoir, Christopher McHale remembers the first time he saw Jimi Hendrix in a small club called the Speakeasy.
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    Everything You Need To Know About Creativity
    Christopher McHale
    • Mar 3
    • 1 min

    Everything You Need To Know About Creativity

    When I started writing at 8, I made a mistake I started. I never stopped. It consumes you. It makes it hard to have a relationship. It...
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    King of Norway
    Christopher McHale
    • Sep 11, 2021
    • 9 min

    King of Norway

    I watched the Towers fall from Union Square. It’s the sound I remember most. And the smell. A couple of weeks later I wrote this story....
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    Laugh or Cry, the World
    Christopher McHale
    • Aug 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Laugh or Cry, the World

    I charged into 2020. I started a new business. I opened an account at a new bank. I met this fellow at a party and he seemed like a nice...
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    We Light The Olympic Torch In A Changed World
    Christopher McHale
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    We Light The Olympic Torch In A Changed World

    I used to dream of being in the Olympics. As a teen, I started running long-distance. Every day it was my favorite time of day, putting...
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    I Don't Want To Write This
    Christopher McHale
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    I Don't Want To Write This

    Florida is gone. The Sunshine State becomes the Pirate State, as the Keys advance north to the Georgia border. Flooded Florida, already a...
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    Escape From A Narcissist
    Christopher McHale
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    Escape From A Narcissist

    You’re always wrong. You walk on egg shells. Your goal is to make them happy. You try a million different things. Money, presents,...
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    My Pandemic Anthem
    Christopher McHale
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    My Pandemic Anthem

    As the masks drop, what world are we left with? What consequence do we carry with us? What has gone forever? President Biden is fond of...
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    The One Choice Christians Refuse To Make
    Christopher McHale
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    The One Choice Christians Refuse To Make

    Practicing Catholicism in America is a labyrinth of conflict and faith. I am both a Catholic and an American. I believe in the essential...
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    Our Condo Future
    Christopher McHale
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Our Condo Future

    I can’t help but see the Florida condo collapse as symptomatic of the rising climate crisis. These things are hard to quantify, but a...
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    Our Dreams Can Turn To Fire
    Christopher McHale
    • Jun 14, 2021
    • 10 min

    Our Dreams Can Turn To Fire

    In Adelaide, there’s a tree with guitars hanging from its branches. There’s a bright red Stratocaster, and a metallic green Les Paul....
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    Pet Sounds vs. Sgt. Pepper
    Christopher McHale
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 5 min

    Pet Sounds vs. Sgt. Pepper

    During the summer after The Beach Boys released their album Pet Sounds, the Beatles were in L.A.. The band was on their last tour and...
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    Heart Disease and Me
    Christopher McHale
    • May 25, 2021
    • 1 min

    Heart Disease and Me

    Heart disease is a difficult steer to rope. It’s quiet. It’s invisible. My genes have a lot of practice dancing with arteries and valves....
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    5 Tips To Survive Encounters With Dysfunctional People
    Christopher McHale
    • May 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 Tips To Survive Encounters With Dysfunctional People

    May is Mental Health Month. 1. Dysfunctional people cause chaos. I used to think they put me on this earth to help dysfunctional people....
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    The Alchemy of Mixing
    Christopher McHale
    • May 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Alchemy of Mixing

    Photo by Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz from Pexels I consider mixing music an alchemical process. My #1 mixing tip? Never begin a mix on...
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    She Dances In My Shadow
    Christopher McHale
    • May 14, 2021
    • 11 min

    She Dances In My Shadow

    Photo by Monica Mena Santos Martin tells me to be ready at 6 a.m. He has coffee in a thermos and hands me a cup. It’s medicine. I require...
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    Our Urgent Need For Ethical Reform
    Christopher McHale
    • May 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Our Urgent Need For Ethical Reform

    The previous president plowed through the guard rails protecting our Constitution and painted gray areas with his own personal logo. My...
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    One Night I Drive Across the Karoo with a Girl
    Christopher McHale
    • Apr 28, 2021
    • 6 min

    One Night I Drive Across the Karoo with a Girl

    Two kids, really teens, we make our way south from Johannesburg, Jo’burg, eGoli, City of Gold, south past Bloemfontein, south along the...
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    Time for Ethical Reforms of Executive Branch Slips Away
    Christopher McHale
    • Apr 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Time for Ethical Reforms of Executive Branch Slips Away

    Congress must act. The previous president plowed through the guard rails protecting our Constitution and painted gray areas with his own...
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