{"id":1263,"date":"2026-03-31T18:39:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardhanson.clients-demo-website.com\/?page_id=1263"},"modified":"2026-04-27T23:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T23:55:44","slug":"blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/richardhanson.clients-demo-website.com\/?page_id=1263","title":{"rendered":"Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1263\" class=\"elementor elementor-1263\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4789783 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4789783\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69139e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69139e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231cc66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"231cc66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Heartfelt Pet Farewells to the Chaotic Worlds of \u201cInfinite Jest\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85a2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b85a2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Rich Hanson\u2019s vivid collection of storytelling, where a devoted cat\u2019s final chapter teaches love, loss, and letting go, and complex literary analysis unpacks David Foster Wallace\u2019s sprawling vision of obsession, pleasure, and human isolation in Infinite Jest. From tender animal moments to mind-bending literary worlds, these stories reveal the beauty, tragedy, and chaos of life itself.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a3bfb elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_button\" data-id=\"77a3bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.95,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-button  icon-position-after jeg_module___69f71032e4312\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/richhansonsshortstories.blogspot.com\/\" class=\"jkit-button-wrapper\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a6280 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51a6280\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbbc9b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbbc9b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rich Hanson\u2019s Poetry: Depth, History, and Humanity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081b2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"081b2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStep into a world where history, myth, and raw human emotion collide. From abandoned landfills to biblical tales, Hanson\u2019s poems explore loss, longing, and the fleeting nature of life, all with sharp imagery and a storyteller\u2019s heart.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba8e46 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_button\" data-id=\"dba8e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.95,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-button  icon-position-after jeg_module__1_69f71032e5536\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/hansonpoetry.blogspot.com\/\" class=\"jkit-button-wrapper\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee41a0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee41a0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f4f1af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f4f1af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Study in Disappointment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832c89f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"832c89f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMyron S. Barnes rose from editor to Civil War colonel, only to be court-martialed and dismissed. Wounded, defiant, and determined, his fight to reclaim honor and steer through a turbulent postwar life reveals a story of ambition, pride, and perseverance.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b1a59 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_button\" data-id=\"e9b1a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.95,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-button  icon-position-after jeg_module__2_69f71032e6832\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/monmouthrlhcw.blogspot.com\/\" class=\"jkit-button-wrapper\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2feea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b2feea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1bb0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db1bb0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rich's Favourite Songs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a64ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a64ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter reading Bob Dylan&#8217;s and Jeff Tweedy&#8217;s top 50 song lists, I decided to indulge myself by coming up with my own. 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