Category Archives: Personal

My One And Only

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Luke Ford

I used to talk a big game when I lived at Rieber Hall at UCLA in 1988-89. I was on a special self-selected quiet floor for serious students. I was working on this explicit novel. I met a Chinese girl … Continue reading →

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October 27, 1979 – The Day My Life Changed

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Luke Ford

The first person to ignite my love for reading was Joan Patrick at Avondale College. Before I even started school in second grade, I was at her home (she and her husband Arthur had about five kids) and she gave … Continue reading →

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The Desmond Ford Apostasy

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Luke Ford

I just searched my father’s name on youtube and found many of his videos. I also found one I couldn’t resist listening to, “The Desmond Ford Apostasy.” I can’t help myself. I’m intrigued. What exactly was my father’s apostasy? I’m … Continue reading →

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Who Do I Frighten People?

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Luke Ford

Why do I frighten people? Is it my brusque disregard in the pursuit of my ends? When you think about others, you can’t be enraged and you can’t frighten. (Stephan Poulter) Seduction is the most intoxicating thing in the world … Continue reading →

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The Dark Lens

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Luke Ford

I remember my Seventh-Day Adventist childhood at Avondale College through a dark lens. The following paragraph is 100% emotionally true for me but not always 100% fair and 100% factual. Breaking the Sabbath! Big sin! Whack! Listening to the Beatles! … Continue reading →

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