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Maynard Nordmoe

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An early product of the baby boom generation, Mr. Nordmoe grew up a Norwegian-bachelor farmer in Illinois and was a late blooming scholar of eclectic tastes (degrees in art, education, Bible, and History with suppressed interests in chemistry and writing). He admits to being a thoroughly remade man through 52 years of marriage and the fathering of three children who provided the ultimate in educational enrichment. He was given to periodic fits and spurts of teaching experience over the years ranging from first grade art to college level history but has not yet decided which was of greater significance. He is a person of many interests who loves to tinker in his garage as well as forage the darker side of Russian History and prefers the titl ...more

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The Taste of Gold

The Taste of Gold (A not so short, short-story by yours truly). Here is a preview of the first few pages. It finally came in at 12,300 words. If you would like to read the whole thing, let me know and I can email it to you in exchange for your comments.


Jonah Copeland rose early from a fitful night’s sleep. It was not guilt or worry or any of a hundred mournful things that can rob a man’s sleep. It Read more of this blog post »
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“War is far too crucial a part of human endeavor to leave it entirely in the hands of generals, law is far too critical a part of human endeavor to leave it entirely in the hands of lawyers, and education is far too important a human endeavor to leave it entirely in the hands of educators.
-MWN”
Maynard Nordmoe, Mercy and Truth: 101 Musings of an Ancient Educator

“Photo of me was taken at site of the first September massacre of the French Revolution in Paris. Man as the measure of all things leaves behind monuments such as these.”
Maynard Nordmoe

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The term was inaugurated for a conference event at Castle Ministries a few years back to describe a love of literature in the vein of C.S. Lewis and J ...more
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