Don Richardson began teaching at Phoenix College in Arizona in 1971. Although he is eligible to retire, he has resisted that urge so far. He teaches English Composition, Survey of British Literature, and Introduction to Shakespeare. Music has been a dominant force in his life, and he continues to sing today: solos, small ensembles, a barbershop quartet, and two church choirs. Two of his most influential teachers were vocal music teachers, one of whom directs his church choirs. Don is also the author of Dust in the Wind (1st Books, 2001) and Rails to Light (Author House, 2005). In addition to singing, his hobbies include reading, writing, and volunteering. He is also active in lay work at his church.
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Donald J. Richardson: Song of Fools
I was inspired to write Song of Fools by an article I read about Oscar Hartzell. As I read about him, I wondered about the motivations of those Iowans, Missourians, Nebraskans, and Kansans who gladly …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Dying of the Light
As a community volunteer for several years, I have come to know many elderly people, to listen to the stories of their lives, and to witness their needs and complaints. Some are no longer with us, of …
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Donald J. Richardson: Between the Darkness and the Light
Alexandria Hodgeman represents a composite of many people I have known, Catholic and non-Catholic, senior citizens and middle-aged. Her search for definition–for the meaning of her life–I intend as …
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Donald J. Richardson: Rails to Light
Rails to Light came about as a result of my reading the book Riding the Rails. I was appalled by the teenagers experiences, and I wondered what such experiences would do to an individual. Reading abo …
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Donald J. Richardson: Words of Truth
The impetus for Words of Truth came about when I read a newspaper article observing the fortieth anniversary of the Selma, Alabama Civil Rights march. This was an important event in our nations histo …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Meditation of My Heart
The impetus for The Meditation of My Heart came fifty years ago when I was awarded a scholarship to Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha, Nebraska which I attended for just over a week. For it was w …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete Henry Iv, Part One
Henry IV, Part One is a rich play: rich in drama and intrigue, political machinations, and comedy. Not only does Prince Harry (Hal) redeem himself in his fathers eyes, he also satisfies audience expe …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete Antony and Cleopatra
Like Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra is an archetypal love story but of more mature lovers. However, the play isnt only that; it is also an epic rife with political machinations. In addition i …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete Comedy of Errors
Perhaps the most comedic of all the Shakespeare plays, The Comedy of Errors, verges on farce with its confused identities, slapstick violence, and confused intentions. This play vociferously demands …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete Henry Iv, Part Two
Henry IV, Part Two as a sequel to or continuation of Henry IV, Part One is disappointing. The resolution of the uprising is anticlimactic, and the Falstaff scenes are not comparable to those of Part …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Life of Henry V
The Life of Henry V continues the epic story of Richard II; Henry IV, Part One; and Henry IV, Part Two. In the Life of Henry V, Prince Hal has matured and left behind the carefree days of his youth, …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Tragedy of Richard the Third
The Tragedy of Richard the Third presents the tale of a Machiavellian: Richard the Third, the archetypal villain. The Elizabethan audience would already have been biased against Richard, and modern a …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona doesnt enjoy a high reputation among Shakespeareans. As an early comedy, it suffers from internal inconsistencies and a questionable resolution. However, having produced a …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete Richard Ii
Richard the Second is essentially weak and vacillating. Self-indulgent and prodigal, he appears to be a natural candidate for overthrow by his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke. He is a man who enjoys the tr …
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Donald J. Richardson: Covered with Darkness
I do not know how Covered with Darkness came about. The process of creativity is still a mystery to me, even as I try to teach it, and this is especially true for everything that I write. There is so …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete Coriolanus
Coriolanus is a man afflicted by a tragic flaw: Hubris (Hybris), overweening pride. His thoughts are immediately expressed in his speech, never mind the setting or the audience. This, combined with h …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete as You Like It
As You Like It could be termed the archetypal Shakespearean romantic comedy: the lovers retreat to the Forest of Arden, where all their problems are resolved satisfactorily, and all ends in marriage …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete All’S Well That Ends Well
The plot of Alls Well That Ends Well is illustrated by what one character says (III.66), The web of our life is a tangled yarn. Through all of the twists and machinations, justice triumphs, and loyal …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete Love’S Labors Lost
Loves Labors Lost is widely considered Shakespeares most intellectually challenging comedy (Bate, back cover). From its extensive wordplay to the plot machinations, a reader (viewer) is continuously …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure is usually considered one of [Shakespeares] unpleasant comedies (Asimov, 635) since mercy is offered to the villain (Asimov). The duplicity of the Duke is debatable too, along wit …
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Donald J. Richardson: Behold the Sun
The Western has become an archetype for the founding of a great portion of the United States. The behavior of the men and women who pioneered the great, vast prairies of the land west of the Mississi …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete Henry the Eighth
Despite its title, Henry the Eighth deals with three other, more important stories: the fall of Cardinal Wolsey, the fall of Queen Katherine, and the raising of Anne Bullen (Boleyn). For Elizabethans …
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Donald J. Richardson: Approaching Alzheimer’S
Alzheimers continues to be of concern to those of us who are aging. As the disease cannot be prevented, cured, or slowed, it remains one of the leading causes of death. Thus, how one deals with it be …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Complete First Part of Henry Vi
One recurrent criticism of the First Part of HVI is its cavalier disregard for chronology and historical events. However, Lawrence V. Ryan argues that the disjointing of time . . . enables him [Shake …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete the Two Noble Kinsmen
Based on Chaucers The Knights Tale in Canterbury Tales, The Two Noble Kinsmen takes as a motif the rules of courtly love endorsed by both Arcite and Palamon who, unfortunately, are nearly indistingui …
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Donald J. Richardson: Unto the High Places
I have pondered the contemplative life, wondering how it could be useful or applicable to one in the twenty-first century. Might it be useful—even in this age of high-speed electronics, of smart phon …
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Donald J. Richardson: Days of Thy Youth
Bernard Frank is a member of an under represented population, someone who is not equipped to take advantage of the traditional way education has been presented in the United States. This does not mea …
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Donald J. Richardson: Those Who Sit in Darkness
As a boy growing up in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas, I had no objective conception of evil. We were practicing Roman Catholics in our family, so our consideration of evil was focused on self: …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete Macbeth
Of the five major Shakespearean tragedies Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, and Othello Macbeth is in some ways the most accessible. For oneit is the shortest. For another the witches con …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete Romeo and Juliet
Among teenagers Romeo and Juliet appears to be the most popular of the Shakespeare tragedies. Perhaps this is because of the age of the protagonists. I suspect it is something far deeper than that, h …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete King Lear
Because Julius Caesar has been required reading in most high schools, it may be the Shakespeare play most familiar to students. However, as one reader protested, it cant be much of a play when the he …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete Julius Caesar
Of the five major Shakespearean tragedies Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, and Othello King Lear is perhaps the most challenging. Issues of rulership, family and blood, are overlaid with …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is problematic. Not only does it present the disparate and unrelated stories of the caskets and the trial for a pound of flesh, but it challenges contemporary audiences to eval …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete Midsummer Night’S Dream
A Midsummer Nights Dream is a delightful excursion into Shakespeares fantasy world. With something for everyone, including the courtly world of Theseus and the lovers Hermia, Helena, Lysander, and De …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a delightful play which pits two intelligent, thinking people against each other, both of whom protest against love (and each other), but who finally come to embrace the oth …
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Donald J. Richardson: Just a Song at Twilight
Like many writers, I suppose I have an idealized picture of the past, of my youth, when everything was green and golden and all the calves sang to my huntsmans horn. All the potential was ours, all t …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete Twelfth Night
Shakespeares Twelfth Night presents a character who is a literary descendant of Sir John Falstaff: Sir Toby Belch. Like Falstaff, Sir Toby is bombastic, mendacious, and pusillanimous. As in Falstaffs …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete Taming of the Shrew
To a contemporary feminist, The Taming of the Shrew is surely anathema. A strong woman is shown to be easily manipulated and ends up subjugated by a somewhat insensitive and boorish man. Yet, despite …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete Tempest
In only two plays The Comedy of Errors and The Tempest–does Shakespeare observe the unities of time, action, and place. While these apparent constraints seem to restrict the playwright, they also de …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete Othello
It is probably natural that a reader feel sympathy for Desdemona; falsely accused, she suffers some of the most offensive name-calling in all of Shakespeare. But it is also appropriate to sympathize …
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Donald J. Richardson: Hst: a Tribute and Initiation
When I was a boy in Missouri, I could have visited President Truman as Independence was only a few dozen miles from Utica. Yet the thought never occurred to me. Thus, the tribute is based on what mig …
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Donald J. Richardson: Return to the Earth
There are numerous townsites in western Kansas where people tried to build a settlement. They trusted in the land, in themselves, in their children, and in the future. One of the sites was Cordia. …
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Donald J. Richardson: Complete Hamlet
As an instructor of English 102, First-Year Composition, for more than eighty-six times, I have read and taught Hamlet repeatedly. I have come to know the play extensively and, as a result, when we r …
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Donald J. Richardson: The Davey Family Stories
Bedtime was special when my children were very young. We enjoyed reading aloud and telling stories to each other. Such times were special, to be savored and treasured; out of those times came The Dav …
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Donald J. Richardson: Libertyville
Since the founding of the United States, voting has been of paramount importance to her citizens. Voting has been the true American act. Initially voting was reserved for certain citizens, people of …
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Donald J. Richardson: Maxims of Life and A Blessing
Everyone needs reminders of how to behave. This doesn’t mean children only. We all need to be reminded how to act like mature, responsible people. Most of us resist these reminders, but to do so is t …
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