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Mystery Tribune Publishes “Tour De Forest”

Mystery Tribune, a magazine of fiction, non-fiction, art and photography that celebrates mystery and suspense, ...

Thinking Through Risk and Uncertainty: Contemplating the Coronavirus

“Without a structured approach to ordering the world, the world will impose its views on us. The fact is some ...

Stories 2019: How Did It Go?

In 2017, I began submitting and tracking my fiction writing and then posted a 2018 update. How did ...

Managing Risk by Screening Out Trouble

My work as a researcher in forestry sometimes highlights ideas relevant to developing plans or managing risk in ...

Stories 2018: How Did It Go?

In 2017, I began submitting and tracking my fiction writing in earnest. So, how did it go this past ...

Communicating in Public: How to Prepare and Deliver a Wedding Toast

Since clipping on my first tie as a child, I’ve sat through many a wedding speech. Unfortunately, most memorable ...

The Most Important Person on the Team

Who is the most important person on your team?  As much as we’re “all created equal,” we join and work with teams ...

6th Edition of “Forest Finance Simplified” Now Available!

Forisk Press recently published the 6th Edition of the Forest Finance Simplified book by Dr. Brooks ...

Stories 2017: How Did It Go?

In 2017, I began submitting and tracking my fiction writing in earnest. How did it go? From August through ...

How to Read an Annual Report (if you only have 20 minutes)

Quarterly financial statements and annual company reports are the language of investors and executives. At the end ...

The Math of Investing and Our Unease with Rational Thought

Professor Richard Thaler won this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics, in part, for research confirming that we ...

Communicating in Public: How to Make Effective Impromptu Comments

At times, you will feel compelled or asked to share your opinion in a meeting, at a business event or during a ...