WELCOME TO "THIS I HAVE TO SHARE!"
A collection of reflective and lighthearted essays on contemporary social, economic and political topics that offer fresh takes on familiar topics. Phil Church
THIS I HAVE TO SHARE is a collection of personal essays on contemporary political, economic and social topics that range from the serious to the light-hearted. The essays span experiences drawn from this writer’s professional career and family life, all stitched together by a lifetime of exploring and learning.
The essays are perspectives on topics this writer was too mellow to articulate coherently at that dinner party last night. Or didn’t take the time after reading the morning newspaper to draft a response to an editorial with which he took strong objection or felt close affinity. The result: thoughts that linger on his mind and plea to be put down on paper, then self-critiqued, polished and refined in content and flow to make them worthy of sharing.
THIS I HAVE TO SHARE celebrates our ability today as a community of writers to use digital platforms like Substack to become Johnny Appleseeds sowing ideas across the literary landscape of this nation and around the world. Of course, the competition for reader attention is too fierce to expect that very many of these ideas will fall on fertile soil, take root, grow and blossom in the minds of readers. This writer is OK with that. The goal is to enlighten and entertain those who indulge him with a few moments of their time.
The essays comprise a modest effort to occupy a small niche among many very accomplished Substack writers. It’s an honor to be counted among such talented and insightful journalists, essayists and “newsletterists.”
This writer invites readers to pile on with validation or condemnation of these essay posts. All feedback is welcome.
Readers can access all posted essays any time by clicking on philchurch.substack.com or entering that link in a web browser. Also by searching for “philchurch “ or “This I have to Share” from the www.substack.com homepage.
Enjoy the read! PHIL CHURCH
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