Starlight Essays

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Gun Nuts Are Smarter Than You Think

I recently saw this image on Facebook and felt it was worth talking about. Being as that most of my friends are liberals, I've been...

Monday, January 21, 2013

The Holiday Class

This MLK Day, I find myself questioning the concept of holidays. In a culture in which leisure is defined as indulging in the purchase of go...

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About Me

Wayne A. Shingler: Wayne is an urban farmer and local food activist in Columbus, Ohio, who writes on a variety of topics including resiliency, self-reliance, social justice, localization, and political issues. (You can read his farm blog at http://frijolitofarm.com/blog/, or his other blog, Relearning Humanity, at https://relearninghumanity.wordpress.com/. )

Before going into farming, Wayne worked as a police officer, security guard, handyman, landscaper, teaching assistant, fur trapper, woodcarver, conveyor mechanic, Wal-Mart drone, food service worker, and Army Reservist, among other things. As Robert A. Heinlein said, "Specialization is for insects."

Wayne is married to Mayda, an independent web designer (unlimitedmedia.com). They have two young children together, Noah and Amalie. Wayne also has two grown children from a previous marriage.

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