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Sparks of Inspiration is an independent publication by Barclay A. Dunn. If you subscribe today, you'll get full access to the website as well as email newsletters about new content when it's available. Probably about once a year, based on my previous activity. I don't have a paywall, but your subscription allows Sparks of Inspiration to continue to exist. But if you need to unsubscribe, I absolutely understand. Thank you!

Disgusted by the 2016 election results, I deleted my Facebook account in early November of that year. At that time I was unable to give up Instagram, though I was fully aware of the hypocrisy. But I loved IG! But then when all the oligarchs were kissing the ring (and the ass) over the course of 2025 I finally had had enough and I deleted my Instagram account as well. And then after six or eight months had passed I just missed it too much and I had to sign back up. You can find me on there under a pen name.

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