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Even in Our Darkness

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 29, 2025

‘We all have our times of darkness when our circumstances are difficult, with no idea…

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The Perils of War

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 28, 2025

What it takes to survive: Writers of historical fiction engage in prolonged and rigorous research…

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The Benefits of Book Therapy

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 28, 2025

Bibliotherapy is a therapeutic practice that uses books to nurture personal growth and improve mental…

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An Exploration of Grief on Frick Island

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 24, 2024October 24, 2024

Colleen Oakley’s novel, The Invisible Husband of Frick Island, is a work of contemporary fiction.…

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What Factors Prompt Men to Consider Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 21, 2024

Blake Roberts was 17 years old when he attempted suicide. At the time, he was…

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The Unfinished Life

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on April 30, 2024May 2, 2024

We recently visited ‘The Wall’ in the central highlands of Tasmania. The location of The…

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Thin Places

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 14, 2023September 20, 2023

Our identity is often forged by experiences we would never choose – a dysfunctional family,…

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The Angel of the North

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on May 19, 2023May 19, 2023

When the Angel of the North, an ambitious piece of public art, was completed in…

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Visitors, Views, and Downloads in 2022

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 25, 2023

What visitors to hopefortomorrow.info were looking at in 2022: Most Popular Blog Posts: It is…

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A Tribute to Frederick Buechner

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 10, 2022

Frederick Buechner, an ordained Presbyterian minister and prolific writer whose work explored the intersection of…

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Bruce Rickard

Bruce Rickard

Reflections on Suicide and Staying Alive: My son's suicide changed everything. I felt an obligation to understand why anyone would want to end their life. My regular blog posts explore the causes and prevalence of suicide and what is needed to sustain a healthy mind and a hope-filled future.

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