
Patrick Rhone is a writer, speaker, and author of 6 books living in Saint Paul, MN with his wife and thirteen-year-old daughter. In his spare time, he restores old homes. Through his writing, he tells personal stories and explores ideas about living a life of mindfulness, compassion, introspection, and truth. He says, “I do so in an attempt to help others. Writing is how I try to make the world a better, friendlier, stronger place.” More info can be found at patrickrhone.com

Randy Murray Episodes 4 and 5 “Myths, Legends, and Complicated Writers” here on Sage Woman Chronicles
Minimal Mac website and podcast (No longer active)
Anatham, by Neal Stephenson
Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy, Jeff VanderMeer
Grant and Alexander Hamilton, by Rod Chernow
CW Pencil Enterprise, New York City
Hadestown (2019) Tony Winner best Musical and more, Anaïs Mitchell (Concept Album released 2010 featuring, Justin Vernon, Ani DiFranco, Greg Brown, Tanya, Petra, and Rachel Haden)
Hamilton, (2015) Tony Winner best Musical and more, Lin-Manuel Miranda Book and Lyrics
Sierra Vista Community Theatre, Sierra Vista, Arizona
The Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Penumbra Theatre, St. Paul, Minnesota
August Wilson, Playwright (1945 – 2005)
Non-Fiction Recommendations
The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking, Roman Krznaric
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go From Here, Hope Jahren
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds, Adrienne Maree Brown
Fiction Recommendations
The Parable of the Sower, (Parable 1) Octavia E. Butler (1947 – 2006) Parable of the Talents, (Parable 2)
The Murders of Molly Southbourne, and The Survival of Molly Southbourne, Tade Thompson
The Glass Hotel, Emily St. John Mandel
Subdivision: A Novel, and Broken River, J. Robert Lennon
The DaVinci Code, Dan Brown
The Expected One, Book 1 of The Magdalene Line series, Kathleen McGowan
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, Suzanne Simard
Shogun, James Clavell, TV Mini-Series (1980) Jerry London, Director, Eric Bercovici, James Clavell, Teleplay
Roots, Alex Haley, TV Mini-Series (1977) Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moore, Directors, William Blinn, M. Charles Cohen, Alex Haley, Ernest Kinoy, James Lee, Teleplay
The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough TV Mini-Series (1983) Daryl Duke, Director, Carmen Culver, Colleen McCullough, Lee Stanley, Teleplay
Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov Movie (1962) Stanley Kubrick, Director, Vladimir Nabokov, Stanley Kubrick, James B. Harris, Screenwriters
Sixteen Candles (1984) John Hughes, Director, Screenwriter
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012) Rob Reiner, Director, Guy Thomas, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Screenwriters
Other Important Notes
J.J. Abrams Mystery Box TED Talk
“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist
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Very niice blog you have here
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Thanks. It’s fun.
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