“If you can’t say anything nice…”

I’ve had a blog post ready to release for the past few months, and continually vacillated on whether to publish it. I finally decided not to hit the upload button. The article was about information; more specifically, it was about how people allow their biases and prejudices to affect what information they collect and how […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On December 22, 2021

Things I’ve come to understand

Quick reminder: If you’ve gotten this in your email, it’s because, at some time in the past, you signed up and agreed to receive updates from me. If you don’t remember who I am, or have decided you don’t want to hear from me any longer, just click the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On October 4, 2021

No, I don’t sell t-shirts. Here’s why.

Someone sent me a an email recently, and I’m sure the answer he got wasn’t the one he was expecting: “Why don’t you make up t-shirts for sale?”, he asked. “You could put quotes from your books on them, some of the cover art, etc. I’ll bet they’d do well.” Why not, indeed? I’ll admit it’s […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On October 27, 2017

Things people ask: “How do you write a book?”

I was finishing up the manuscript for my 10th book this week when I received an email asking, in essence, how to go about writing a book. I don’t know that I’m very good at it yet, nor that anyone should follow my example, but I certainly have some experience under my belt! Every author […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On June 9, 2017

My job is helping my students discover what’s important. Sometimes that takes guts.

Techniques, gear, and even concepts can be cool and exciting — but that doesn’t mean they’re necessarily important to your self defense. My job, the way I earn my living, is to figure out what’s really important for my students and readers and then how to explain it to them. How and why do I do […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On February 5, 2016

On the Umpqua Community College killings.

I’ve had numerous emails and messages asking me what I know about the killings which took place in my backyard this morning. What I can tell you is that I have relatives and friends in Roseburg, some of whom are hurting tonight. Evil came to a beautiful part of the country — my part of […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On October 1, 2015

My virtue remains unblemished: no hit-whoring here. No sir, not here.

Welcome to 2011! I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year’s celebration. Whether you’re just tuning in, or you’ve been here for a while, I think it’s worth pointing out the three things that make my blog different from every other in the firearms/self defense field. First, I long ago made the commitment […]

Posted by Grant Cunningham
On January 3, 2011

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