The Author

I am someone that has lived a rather peculiar life, and one who feels that folks should not be tossing out all of the Christian biblical traditions because somebody else said to. Toss many common practices, yes, and unbiblical traditions, but not all. Much remains after that. The Bible has been around a long, long time for a reason. Most don’t read it, and most of those who do appear not to study it in depth.

I grew up in some of these traditions, left them in disgust as a young adult, returned in middle age, left in disgust again, and returned again yet later as a senior. I do like to check things out, although I don’t particularly recommend the path I followed. But it appears to be what I was given to do. Ouch.

I also have an interest and background in science, dating back to first grade if I remember right (that was a while ago, 1956-7), but I have little faith in science. At least not any longer. Technically, I am an applied scientist with a degree in Computer Science, but I am not into artificial intelligence (although I did study it, briefly, in 1968) and I am no advocate for the advancement of science and technology.

I still write using a “handle”, but I am Megan Brooks (it’s in my profile) and my identity is no deep secret. I do sometimes say things that the “authorities” might not care for, along with a lot that they could care less about, but I prefer to leave most of the heavy-duty anti-narrative rhetoric to other authors. My ‘like’ policy here on Substack is to click “like” if I like something for one reason or another. That doesn’t mean I agree with it.

You can reach me by email at “clearmiddle [at] far2go [dot] net”, which is a Proton Mail address in disguise. I have others, but using that one lets me know you are calling from Substack.

See my profile for a few more details.

About Far2go.net

I created the far2go.net domain a couple of decades ago (I forget exactly when it was) during a particularly difficult time in my life. The name was something that popped into my head while I was trying to think of one, and somehow it fit. It still does. The site has gone through several transitions, and at present simply points to my Substack, saving me the trouble of having to defend it against Internet chaos.

Sections

ClearMiddle’s Clarifications

My main blog. There’s no telling what you will find there.

Anthems

Now an archive, videos of my choir’s anthems, with comments. Think of it as my kind of art. Some subscribers seem to like it. In the comments, I often wrote about behind-the-scenes things that most people never see, and probably don’t care about.

I am literally getting to be too old for this, and I do not plan to continue singing in choir, now that we are finished for the 2024-5 season. My views about “doing church” are changing as well, and that is something I am likely to be writing about, eventually, in my main blog.

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