RaphaelWrites

Research is a Hidden Joy of Writing

There are a lot of things I didn't learn about writing as a career in my MFA program.

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September 2025

Book Lust

( I've Got it Bad 😄)

Sep 17 • 

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"Assault With a Deadly Lie"

Assault With A Deadly Lie is the first book of mine to be a Midwest Book Award finalist and it’s now out in paperback.

Sep 14 • 

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Vipers and Vulgarians

(a brief tribute to my mother)

Sep 3 • 

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August 2025

When Thrillers Make Me Say "What?!"

(A Sunday Extra)

Aug 24 • 

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Welcome, New Professor!

(Previously published in The Monocle of Higher Ed)

Aug 20 • 

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Titlemania

(a very short read)

Aug 6 • 

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July 2025

Dognado!

(Idyllic afternoon, horrendous attack)

Jul 30 • 

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Oops.....

I seem to have scheduled two posts for the same day—my apologies!

Jul 16 • 

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Staring at Wheelchairs in the Airport

from URevolution Journal Fall 2021

Jul 16 • 

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Location, location, location

Writers and other publishing types love to give new writers advice about how to be successful.

Jul 16 • 

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My 90th Personal Essay Publication

(in The Ekphrastic Review: art, music, and something surprising)

Jul 2 • 

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