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To Follow Elephants

To Follow Elephants

A young man seeks his father with the help of an African woman and biologist, immersing himself in the elephant world.

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Storming the Capitol: Jan. 6 and the Forgotten Philadelphia Mutiny of 1783

When Washington, DC rescued Congress Jan. 6, history came full circle.

5 min readJan 19, 2021

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Independence Hall, Philadelphia, 1776

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Scientists Discover Ancient Lake Under Lake

Scientists have discovered an enormous ancient lake underneath a modern lake and are probing its depths for clues about its history.

1 min readFeb 14, 2021

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Scientists Discover Ancient Lake Under Lake

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Hi, I’m Ricknotfredrick

My name is Rick. At least that’s how friends and family and coworkers know me, and it’s on the cover of my novel (did I mention I have a…

2 min readNov 8, 2019

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Hi, I’m Ricknotfredrick

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Rick Hodges

Of Mice that Talk like Men: The Joy, and Danger, of Writing Anthropomorphic Fiction

As a kid, I must have read Richard Adams’ Watership Down seven or eight times. The novel is a saga of refugee rabbits fleeing their…

4 min readAug 12, 2019

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Of Mice that Talk like Men: The Joy, and Danger, of Writing Anthropomorphic Fiction

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The Rise and Fall of ‘Mentally Retarded’

How a term that replaced bad words became one — and how to stop it from happening again

12 min readJul 11, 2015

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The Rise and Fall of ‘Mentally Retarded’

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How Five Parents at a Kitchen Table Passed Major Legislation in a Dysfunctional Congress

Can regular folks, not Washington, DC, insiders, get laws passed in Congress? Perhaps they are the only people who can get laws passed…

8 min readMar 2, 2015

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How Five Parents at a Kitchen Table Passed Major Legislation in a Dysfunctional Congress

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Rick Hodges

Rick Hodges

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Writer & editor in the Washington, DC area, and author of works such as To Follow Elephants, winner of a Nautilus Book Award. rickhodgesauthor.com

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