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Doc Pruyne

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in Johnson City, New York, The United States

Genre

Suspense

Member Since

July 2013

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Doc earned his nickname as a college professor and a professional poker player. He's also an award-winning journalist and raises rare ducks on a farm in western Massachusetts.

Doc enjoys hunting for wild mushrooms, hiking and, believe it or not, writing. Yes, an author who loves to write, how about that! ...more

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Doc Pruyne's Blog

Kitchen windows, old and new

When we came to the house it was a wreck. Empty for almost two years. Painted dull colors, with peeling wallpaper. Full of cobwebs. Dusty. Unwanted.

All the windows were rattling in their casings, including those in the kitchen. They looked to be sixty years old, the sashes askew in their jambs.

The work goes on. The house grows ever more modern. Each job, long-lasting or quick, is anoth

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Doc Pruyne’s books

Average rating: 4.35 · 20 ratings · 12 reviews · 4 distinct works

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Series by Doc Pruyne

Sword of the World (1 book)
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Doc Pruyne (Goodreads Author)

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Quotes by Doc Pruyne (?)

“The sword is a handle onto the Way of the world that is offering itself to you. If you are willful it will weigh a ton and wear you out. If you lose focus it will cut open your hand. Mindfulness keeps your mind on the blade; and if you are mindful you will not think about the future or past, there will be no blocks to the flow of Tao, and the Way of the world will flow through the sword and through you. You will become the sword of the world.”
― Doc Pruyne, Persimmon

tags: komdo, korean-american, martial-arts, mysticism, tao, taoism

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Doc’s Quotes

“Never forget that, at the most, the teacher can give you fifteen percent of the art. The rest you have to get for yourself through practise and hard work. I can show you the path but I can not walk it for you.”
― Master Tan Soh Tin

tags: kung-fu, martial-arts, master-iain-armstrong

25 likes

“Show the readers everything, tell them nothing.”
― Ernest Hemingway

tags: show, show-don-t-tell, tell

135 likes

“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
― Anton Chekhov

tags: broken-glass, glass, moon, moonshine, show-don-t-tell, writing

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