Tim’s Substack
Tim ChildersI am a recently retired educator living in Chattanooga. This is my personal blog that covers a myriad of personal thoughts. There is no rhyme nor reason to their meaning.
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Writing by Subtraction
The Best Writers Don’t Add More Words
One of the biggest surprises in my writing life wasn’t discovering a better vocabulary.
It was discovering the delete key.
When I was younger, I thought good writing meant finding bigger words, mor...
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Is Compelling—But It Is Not Homer
NOTE: There are multiple spoilers in this review. Do not read it if you want to see the movie beforehand!
I enjoyed Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
I feel the need to say that plainly because nearly everything that follows may sound like...
Before I See The Odyssey
I am writing this on July 21, 2026.
I have not yet seen Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. I plan to see it soon, and I genuinely hope it is wonderful. Nolan is one of the few directors working today who can convince people to sit in a theat...
A Return to the Holy Loch?
For more than six months, I lived in Dunoon with my family. Well, technically, I lived in Sandbank, which is close enough that I usually just say Dunoon and avoid the geography lesson.
During that time, I visited the church at Kilmun more...
The Faith of Showing Up Anyway
I used to think faith had to feel a little more dramatic.
Maybe not part-the-Red-Sea dramatic, but at least something with a clear soundtrack. A big decision. A moment of courage. A flash of certainty. Some unmistakable sign that God was d...
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