The Original Works
The Stillness Before Time,
Reflections From a Fellow Sojourner
Including:
Of the Human Journey
Got God?
Ten Reflections
The Ponderings of Yaj Ekim
The Breadcrumbs Compendium
Bits and Pieces From a Dream of Time
Breadcrumbs 2015
Breadcrumbs 2018
Breadcrumbs 2019
Breadcrumbs 2020
Breadcrumbs 2021
Breadcrumbs 2022
Breadcrumbs 2023 & Beyond
The Return to Wonder
The Sidebar Collection
A Short List of Books for the Up and Coming
Conversations
Definitions
Ditties for the Bluegrass Fire
Jester Amok
My (Not Quite) Haiku
Once Upon a Christmas
Possible Last Words & Epitaphs
Sketches of the Once Upon a Time
Spam Responses (a.k.a., WTF Is This Shit!?)
The Corollaries of Yaj Ekim
The Standard Ripostes
Uncle Sam Says
The Derivative Collection
Aftershocks Autumn 2024
Frames of Reference
Imagination: The Great Usurper
Jesus on Prophets
Lost in Translation
Michaels Rabbit Hole
Of Meaning and Purpose
Of Noise & Silence
Standouts From the Return to Wonder Edit
The Call of the Eternal
The Gordian Knot of Ethical Thinking
The And More Collection
Doubt, Doubt & More Doubt
Grubs, Grubs & More Grubs
History, History & More History
Imagination, Imagination & More Imagination
Mystery, Mystery & More Mystery
Patterns, Patterns & More Patterns
Reincarnation, Reincarnation & More Reincarnation
Science, Science & More Science
Titles, Titles & More Titles
Even More Titles, Titles & More Titles
The Singles Collection
59 Moments to The Way It Is (And Is Not)
Of the Human Journey
The Mystery of the Mystery
The Real is Discovering
To Be, or Not to Be
Who Was the First?
Breadcrumbs 2024 & Beyond
Copyrights
1992
The Stillness Before Time
Reflections From a Fellow Sojourner (Book)
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thestillnessbeforetime.pdf
Michael J. Holshouser 1992
Revised Edition 2001
Revised Edition 2008
Revised Edition 2017
Revised Edition 2022
Revised Edition 2023
Revised Edition 2024
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1996
Of the Human Journey
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thestillnessbeforetime.pdf
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_83.html
Michael J. Holshouser 1996
Revised Edition 2007
Revised Edition 2017
Revised Edition 2022
Revised Edition 2023
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Got God?
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thestillnessbeforetime.pdf
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_52.html
Michael J. Holshouser 1996
Revised Edition 2007
Revised Edition 2017
Revised Edition 2023
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1998
Ten Reflections
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thestillnessbeforetime.pdf
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_6.html
Michael J. Holshouser 1998
Revised Edition 2007
Revised Edition 2017
Revised Edition 2022
Revised Edition 2023
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Books
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thestillnessbeforetime.pdf
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Michael J. Holshouser 1998
Revised Edition 2007
Revised Edition 2017
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Movies
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thestillnessbeforetime.pdf
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_21.html
Michael J. Holshouser 1998
Revised Edition 2007
Revised Edition 2017
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2001
The Stillness Before Time
Reflections From a Fellow Sojourner (Website)
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2001
Revised Edition 2008
Revised Edition 2017
Revised Edition 2022
Revised Edition 2023
Revised Edition 2024
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2005
Blogger: Michael Holshouser
https://www.blogger.com/profile/12270094801824803661
Michael J. Holshouser 2005
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2008
Of a Philosophical Nature
https://ofaphilosophicalnature.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2008
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Jester Amok
https://jesteramok.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10212852298760058&type=3
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Michael J. Holshouser 2008
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Uncle Sam Says
https://whatunclesamsays.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1311088415085&type=3
Michael J. Holshouser 2008
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2009
The Return to Wonder
Field Notes From the Unknown
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thereturntowonder.pdf
https://thereturntowonder.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2009
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Facebook: Michael Holshouser
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Michael J. Holshouser 2009
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2010
Twitter: Michael Holshouser
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Michael J. Holshouser 2010
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2011
Facebook: Yaj Ekim
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Michael J. Holshouser 2011
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2012
The Ponderings of Yaj Ekim
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/theponderingsofyajekim.pdf
https://theponderingsofyajekim.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2012
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The Stillness Before Time
Reflections From a Fellow Sojourner (Blog)
https://thestillnessbeforetime.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2012
Revised Edition 2017
Revised Edition 2022
Revised Edition 2023
Revised Edition 2024
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2013
Facebook: Le Fichier Circulaire de Michael
https://www.facebook.com/LeFichierCirculaireDeMichael
Michael J. Holshouser 2013
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2015
Breadcrumbs 2015
Bits and Pieces From a Dream of Time
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2015.pdf
https://breadcrumbs2015.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2015
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Breadcrumbs: The Original Blog
Bits and Pieces From a Dream of Time
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2015
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Leftovers
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_11.html
Michael J. Holshouser 2015
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Soundbites
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_63.html
Michael J. Holshouser 2015
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The Corollaries of Yaj Ekim
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thecorollariesofyajekim.pdf
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_31.html
https://corollariesyajekim.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2015
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Possible Last Words & Epitaphs
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/possiblelastwordsandepitaphs.pdf
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_34.html
https://possiblelastwordsandepitaphs.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2015
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Quotes Worth Pondering
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_73.html
Michael J. Holshouser 2015
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Photo Gallery
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_50.html
Michael J. Holshouser 2015
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The Unfolding Next Round
https://breadcrumbs2015.blogspot.com
https://breadcrumbs2018.blogspot.com
https://breadcrumbs2019.blogspot.com
https://breadcrumbs2020.blogspot.com
https://breadcrumbs2021.blogspot.com
https://breadcrumbs2022.blogspot.com
https://breadcrumbs2023.blogspot.com
https://breadcrumbs2023solo.blogspot.com
https://breadcrumbs2024.blogspot.com
https://breadcrumbs2025.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2015
Michael J. Holshouser 2018
Michael J. Holshouser 2019
Michael J. Holshouser 2020
Michael J. Holshouser 2021
Michael J. Holshouser 2022
Michael J. Holshouser 2023
Michael J. Holshouser 2024
Michael J. Holshouser 2025
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Once Upon a Christmas
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/onceuponachristmas.pdf
https://onceuponchristmas.blogspot.com/2020/02/preface.html
Michael J. Holshouser 2015
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2016
Standouts From the Return to Wonder Edit
Selections From the First Sixteen Chapters
https://standoutsfromthereturntowonderedit.blogspot.com
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/standoutsfromthereturntowonderedit.pdf
Michael J. Holshouser 2016
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Spam Responses (a.k.a., WTF Is This Shit!?)
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/spamresponsesakawtfisthisshit.pdf
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_1.html
https://spamresponsesakawtfisthisshit.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2016
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2018
Breadcrumbs 2018
Bits and Pieces From a Dream of Time
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2018.pdf
https://breadcrumbs2018.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2018
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Titles, Titles & More Titles
ttp://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/titlestitlesandmoretitles.pdf
https://evenmoretitles.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2018
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Conversations
A Variety of Letters, Emails, Texts, & Sundry Odds n Ends
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/conversations.pdf
https://conversationsyajekim.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2018
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Definitions
An Incomplete Selection Of Contemplative Definitions
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/definitions.pdf
https://definitionsyajekim.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2018
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59 Moments to The Way It Is (And Is Not)
The Scribe's Guide to the Great Whatthe#$*!?
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/59momentstothewayitisandisnot.pdf
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_33.html
https://59momentstothewayitisandisnot.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2018
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Ditties for the Bluegrass Pyre
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/dittiesforthebluegrasspyre.pdf
https://dittiesforthebluegrasspyre.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2018
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2019
Breadcrumbs 2019
Bits and Pieces From a Dream of Time
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2019.pdf
https://breadcrumbs2019.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2019
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The Real is Discovering
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/therealisdiscoveringseries.pdf
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/therealisdiscoveringseries.pdf
https://therealisdiscoveringseries.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2019
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The Standard Ripostes
The Scribe's Go-to Responses to This and That in the Day-To-Day
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thestandardripostes.pdf
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_39.html
https://thestandardripostes.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2019
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Sketches of the Once Upon a Time
A Few Epiphanies and Other Hallmark Moments
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/sketchesoftheonceuponatime.pdf
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_17.html
https://sketchesoftheonceuponatime.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2019
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A Short List of Books for the Up and Coming
Some Written Works That May Help Get the Young up to Speed
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/a short listofbooksfortheupandcoming.pdf
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_79.html
https://listofbooksfortheupandcoming.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2019
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Even More
Titles, Titles & More Titles
https://evenmoretitles.blogspot.com/
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/titlestitlesandmoretitles.pdf
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/theevenmoreseries.pdf
https://theevenmoreseries.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2019
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2020
Breadcrumbs 2020
Bits and Pieces From a Dream of Time
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2020.pdf
https://breadcrumbs2020yajekim.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2020
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My (Not Quite) Haiku
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/mynotquitehaiku.pdf
https://mynotquitehaiku.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2020
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2021
Breadcrumbs 2021
Bits and Pieces From a Dream of Time
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2021.pdf
https://breadcrumbs2021.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2021
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Patterns, Patterns & More Patterns
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/patternspatternsandmorepatterns.pdf
https://evenmorepatterns.blogspot.com
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History, History & More History
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/historyhistoryandmorehistory.pdf
https://historyhistoryandmorehistory.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2021
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Science, Science & More Science
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/sciencescienceandmorescience.pdf
https://yajekimscienceandmorescience.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2021
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Reincarnation, Reincarnation & More Reincarnation
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/reincarnationandmorereincarnation.pdf
https://reincarnationandmorereincarnation.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2021
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Imagination, Imagination & More Imagination
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/imaginationimaginationandmoreimagination.pdf
https://imaginationandmoreimagination.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2021
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Mystery, Mystery & More Mystery
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/mysterymysteryandmoremystery.pdf
https://mysterymysteryandmoremystery.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2021
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The Mystery of the Mystery
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/themysteryofthemysteryseries.pdf
https://themysteryofthemysteryseries.blogspot.com
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To Be or Not to Be
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thetobeornottobeseries.pdf
https://thetobeornottobeseries.blogspot.com
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Who Was the First?
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/thewhowasthefirstseries.pdf
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Michael J. Holshouser 2021
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Michael's Little Warehouse of All Things Amusing, Absurd & Profound
https://michaelslittlewarehouse.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2021
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2022
Breadcrumbs 2022
Bits and Pieces From a Dream of Time
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2022.pdf
https://breadcrumbs2022.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2022
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Doubt, Doubt & More Doubt
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/doubtdoubtandmoredoubt.pdf
https://doubtdoubtandmoredoubt.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2022
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Of the Human Journey
Along with Got God? And Ten Reflections
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/ofthehumanjourney.pdf
https://ofthehumanjourney.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 1992
Michael J. Holshouser 2022
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Michael's Rabbit Hole
A Selection of Breadcrumbs & Other Aphorisms
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/michaelsrabbithole.pdf
https://michaelsrabbithole.blogspot.com
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Imagination: The Great Usurper
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/imaginationthegreatusurper.pdf
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Michael J. Holshouser 2022
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Lost in Translation
The Human Paradigm's Linguistic Muddle
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/lostintranslation.pdf
https://lostintranslationyajekim.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2022
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2023
Breadcrumbs 2023 & Beyond
Bits and Pieces From a Dream of Time
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2023.pdf
https://breadcrumbs2023.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2023
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Breadcrumbs 2023
Bits and Pieces From a Dream of Time
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2023solo.pdf
https://breadcrumbs2023solo.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2023
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The Call of the Eternal
A Conversation With My Self
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thecalloftheeternal.pdf
https://thecalloftheeternal.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2023
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2024
Breadcrumbs 2024
Bits and Pieces From a Dream of Time
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2024.pdf
https://breadcrumbs2024.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2024
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The Gordian Knot of Ethical Thinking
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/thegordianknotofethicalthinking.pdf
https://thegordianknotofethicalthinking.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2024
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Jesus on Prophets
What Any Seer Likely Faces Returning to the Cave of Origin
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/jesusonprophets.pdf
https://jesusonprophets.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2024
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Aftershocks Autumn 2024
Breadcrumbs 2023 & Beyond & Michael's Rabbit Hole
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/aftershocks2024.pdf
https://aftershocksautumn2024.blogspot.com
https://breadcrumbs2023.blogspot.com
https://michaelsrabbithole.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2024
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Of Meaning & Purpose
Ponderings About the Futility of It All
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/ofmeaningandpurpose.pdf
https://ofmeaningandpurpose.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2024
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Frames of Reference
Peering Through the Windows of Perception
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/framesofreference.pdf
https://framesofreferenceperception.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2024
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2025
Breadcrumbs 2025
Bits and Pieces From a Dream of Time
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2025.pdf
https://breadcrumbs2025.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2024
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Of Noise & Silence
Contemplations on the Vibrations of Consciousness
https://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/ofnoiseandsilence.pdf
https://ofnoiseandsilence.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2025
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Grubs, Grubs & More Grubs
(a.k.a., Blobs, Blobs & More Blobs)
https://thestillnessbeforetime.com/grubsgrubsandmoregrubs.pdf
https://grubsgrubsandmoregrubs.blogspot.com
Michael J. Holshouser 2025
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Sivana East
Sivana East: Michael Holshouseer
https://blog.sivanaspirit.com/author/mjholshouser
Michael J. Holshouser 2020
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Of the Human Journey
Ten Reflections
Got Got?
The First Page
The Last Page
Published on Sivana East, an online website, in November 2020.
Website closed in 2024.
Of the Human Journey was retitled by Sivana East:
Of the Human Journey: Reflections on Modern Times & Spirituality
Yaj Ekim
Regarding the name Yaj Ekim:
A reverse spelling, a semordnilap, of the first and middle names
Michael Jay Holshouser ... Mike Jay ... Yaj Ekim
Tidbits
Font: Times
Pronunciation: Holtzhowzer
Cover Design
Cover Design by Joe Kleinberg
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Who have the eyes to see and the ears to hear
The mystery in which each and every one
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The First Follower
The First Follower: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy
by Derek Sivers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ
Thucydides
My work is not a piece of writing designed to meet the needs of an immediate public,
but was done to last forever.
Athenian historian and general (c. 460 to c. 400 BC)
History of the Peloponnesian War
Yaj Ekim
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