{"id":2489,"date":"2000-01-01T15:01:02","date_gmt":"2000-01-01T20:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kevinrayarcher.com\/WordPress\/?page_id=2489"},"modified":"2026-02-04T00:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T05:15:44","slug":"published-non-fiction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/kevinrayarcher.com\/WordPress\/published-non-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Published Non-Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Here&#8217;s a page full of what others think of my work, from print and social media:<\/em><\/strong> <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kevinrayarcher.com\/WordPress\/media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media Mentions<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Recent articles, reviews, and miscellanea from me:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hey, look! This is a big deal&#8230;seriously. I made it into the rarified blog over at Sounding Out! Check out my article on how childhood listening formed a distorted adulthood: <a href=\"https:\/\/soundstudiesblog.com\/2019\/03\/11\/sonic-salvation-a-story-of-how-listening-can-change-over-a-lifetime\/\">Sonic Dissonance,<\/a> March 11, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/No Depression, the Journal of Roots Music. August 23, 2016.\">Hi-Fi Infidelity: Blind Love Blues<\/a>&#8221; focuses on elegant denial, borderline narcissism, and the opera. A complex and beautiful song by Walter Hyatt, who we lost way too soon. Over at <a href=\"http:\/\/nodepression.com\/\">No Depression, the Journal of Roots Music<\/a>. September 4, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nodepression.com\/article\/hi-fi-infidelity-me-and-mrs-jones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hi-Fi Infidelity: Me and Mrs. Jones<\/a>&#8221; visits Night Gallery, jukebox theory, and other aural hazards, over at <a href=\"http:\/\/nodepression.com\/\">No Depression, the Journal of Roots Music<\/a>. August 23, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nodepression.com\/article\/hi-fi-infidelity-some-room-above-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hi-Fi Infidelity: In Some Room Above the Street<\/a>&#8221; challenges our Zen, over at <a href=\"http:\/\/nodepression.com\/\">No Depression, the Journal of Roots Music<\/a>. August 6, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nodepression.com\/article\/hi-fi-infidelity-%E2%80%9Cyour-cheatin%E2%80%99-heart%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hi-Fi Infidelity: Your Cheatin&#8217; Heart<\/a>&#8221; explores the depths of Hank Williams&#8217; classic song, over at <a href=\"http:\/\/nodepression.com\/\">No Depression, the Journal of Roots Music<\/a>. July 26, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latham.org\/\">Latham Foundation<\/a>, provider of humane education media since 1918, has included me in their current newsletter. My article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latham.org\/Issues\/LL_16_SP.pdf#page=14\">Food as a Unique Teaching Tool<\/a>&#8221; explores the impact of <a href=\"http:\/\/chefkevinarcher.com\/WordPress\/pmsc\/\">Peace Meal Supper Club&#x2122;<\/a>. Spring 2016<\/p>\n<p>An essay regarding farm labor issues, the <a href=\"http:\/\/ciw-online.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIW<\/a>, and Publix Supermarkets, published at Civil Eats: <a href=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/2013\/11\/19\/a-chef-speaks-out-on-farm-labor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Chef Speaks Out on Farm Labor<\/a>. November 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Essays, recipes, photos, and other media at the landmark <em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncooped.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uncooped<\/a>&#8220;<\/em> exhibit, from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museumofanimals.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Museum of Animals &amp; Society<\/a>, May 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Now and then, I enjoy writing a review from deep inside a book or CD. Here&#8217;s a selection:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/review\/R1XC0Y525WDU8A\/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00EKQHHTC&amp;channel=detail-glance&amp;nodeID=5174&amp;store=music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review of &#8220;Man O&#8217;War,&#8221;<\/a> by independent Dallas band, Chin&#8217;s Mojo. (Link will take you to Amazon.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/641438864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review of &#8220;Kind,&#8221;<\/a> a collection of poems by Gretchen Primack. (Link will take you to GoodReads.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kevinrayarcher.com\/WordPress\/willie-mcgee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review of &#8220;The Eyes of Willie McGee,&#8221;<\/a> by Alex Heard.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/review\/R1QRCY8CPNXF8D\/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review of &#8220;Crazy Sexy Diet,&#8221;<\/a> by Kris Carr. (Link will take you to Amazon.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These articles explore our acceptance of an abusive deity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.infidels.org\/kiosk\/article353.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Godly Art of Child Abuse<\/a>, courtesy of the Secular Web and Infidels.org.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigissueground.com\/atheistground\/archer-godofsuspectpraise.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A God of Suspect Praise<\/a>, courtesy of Atheist Ground.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From late 2010 through 2011, I was a member of Kris Carr&#8217;s illustrious <em>Blog Posse.<\/em> Here is a selection of essays and recipes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kriscarr.com\/blog\/making-the-most-of-summer-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making the Most of Summer Markets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kriscarr.com\/blog\/the-skinny-on-sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Skinny on Sustainability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kriscarr.com\/blog\/autumns-promise-springs-fulfillment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autumn&#8217;s Promise, Spring&#8217;s Fulfillment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kriscarr.com\/blog\/how-love-leads-to-purpose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Love Leads to Purpose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kriscarr.com\/blog\/a-holiday-feast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Holiday Feast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kriscarr.com\/blog\/choosing-your-holiday-traditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Choosing Your Holiday Traditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kriscarr.com\/blog\/5-recipes-to-nourish-you-this-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five Recipes to Nourish You This Winter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kriscarr.com\/recipe\/wild-rice-pilaf-with-pecans-and-cranberries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recipe: Wild Rice Pilaf with Pecans and Cranberries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kriscarr.com\/recipe\/tempeh-and-two-bean-chili\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recipe: Tempeh and Two-Bean Chili<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I was a guest on the highly stimulating free-thought <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infidelguy.com\/\">Infidel Guy<\/a> show back in 2004. <a href=\"https:\/\/reginaldfinley.com\/\">Reginald Finley<\/a> and I discussed my book <a href=\"http:\/\/kevinrayarcher.com\/WordPress\/in-lieu-of-heaven\/\">In Lieu of Heaven<\/a>, in addition to similarities between Jehovah&#8217;s behavior and that of a domestic abuser. 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