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An M.Div. in world religions & former US Army cryptanalyst groks Paganism, Christian mysticism and Buddhism in "Absinthe"; hot-wires history and current politics in "Lessons Learned" & drops dharma talks in "5 Minutes of Peace."

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Former cryptanalyst & Army linguist. Spent my G.I. Bill @ Harvard Divinity School; BA in Political Science/History. Hearts Pagans, Vedantists, Witches, Buddhists, Sufis & Christian mystics, teardrop camping & hound dogs.