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Tag Archives: Richard Bach
Review: All of You (2025)
Brett Goldstein (whom I love) co-wrote and co-stars in All of You, and in my review I give shout outs to Delaney Rowe (if you don’t know, you need to know) and, Lord help me, Richard Bach.
The Books: “Running from Safety” (Richard Bach)
Running from Safety: An Adventure of the Spirit – by Richard Bach. Man speaks with inner child for length of book. I imagine if you said to me, “Sheila, you’ve gotta read this book. It’s an extended dialogue between a … Continue reading
The Books: “One” (Richard Bach)
One – by Richard Bach. The second in Bach’s “soulmate” books. In this one, he and Leslie fly in their little plane, far above what looks like a vast ocean, yet it is more like the space-time continuum. They can … Continue reading
The Books: “The Bridge Across Forever” (Richard Bach)
The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story – by Richard Bach. If you read a couple of the Amazon reviews on the re-release of this long-time NY Times bestseller – and the ultimate “soulmate” book – you start to … Continue reading
The Books: “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah” (Richard Bach)
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah – by Richard Bach. This was the first of his books I read. I was in high school. I think I was a junior. I loved it. There are still snippets from “The … Continue reading
The Books: “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull – by Richard Bach. I have a complicated long-term relationship with Richard Bach. For those of you who are new to me, I wrote this whole series of essays on soulmates. There’s more to be said on … Continue reading
Soulmates: The Timeline
I’ve got soulmates on the brain. Soulmate essay 1 – the overview Soulmate essay 2 – Intro to Richard Bach So now I’m gonna talk, briefly, about how I got sucked into Richard Bach’s world (before I escaped, thank goodness.) … Continue reading
Soulmates: Intro to Richard Bach
Here’s my first essay on this topic. Now? I’ll take on how I got suckered into the whole thing in my early 20s, and escaped from its clutches within an inch of my life. Had to go through the phase, … Continue reading
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