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Say it to the World Relentlessly – Essay 2
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By Mathias Freese Listening Now to Puccini’s Aria, Che gelidamanina Sung by Alfredo Kraus Tis a riddle. How to sustain my innermost feelings about all things as Ievanesce into atoms that have long composed my bodily self. As Ireflect about the major chords in my existence, one looms most. It isthe passion of the mind; […]
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From Father to Son, with Love – Essay 1
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By Mathias B. Freese I am in Chicago now. I left to visit my son, Jordan; Mary, my wife,wanted to see her sister, Jenny, after many years away from herhometown. By Lake Michigan, a vast expanse from shore, with itsfertile coastal area and abundant wild life — rabbits nonchalantlysquatting mutely and a flock of unruly […]
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David’s Sling
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By Mathias B. Freese As an undergrad and American history major at Queens College, 1958 to 1962, I recall reading in a text by Henry Steele Commager, his observation that Churchill represented an “antique courage” during the early years of WW II. He remarked that Churchill essentially accomplished what Edward R. Murrow described as “to mobilize […]
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Book Review – From Survival to Self-Awareness: In the Throes Triumphs as a Visionary Sci-Fi Masterpiece
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Thank you to Andreas Michaelides of the blog A.M. News for such a thoughtful and celebratory review of my novel, In the Throes. He shares, “In the Throes by Mathias B. Freese is not just a book—it’s an experience that delves deep into the human condition through the lens of an alien world. Winner of […]