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I've been swept up in the holiday rush that has plucked time and attention away from my once daily (and semi-daily) routines. For example, getting on here and scribbling a word or two. It's so easy to let slip a week and then come staggering away demanding a do-over of December. Incidentally, colleagues and friends…
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A champion of rational thought and an author whose wit and intelligence I admire, Christopher Hitchens is going through a rough spell. Experiencing bad days, and then worse days, this tough patch will likely mean the death of him in the near future. For the time being, however, Christopher is writing and voicing his opinions…
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Book firmly in hand This trip departs from the couch Exploratory
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Harry Potter’s tale is the classic Hero's Journey of which I never tire. Whenever I visit the story, some new detail or idea reveals itself that I had not previously absorbed. Because of my affection for Harry & Company, I have fun with problem solving by asking the question: "What Would Harry Do?" I…
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Featured on Tor.com Science fiction. Fantasy. The universe. And related subjects. I’m certainly not one to pass on that. How about you?
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I’ll need to steal away some time to read The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. I’ve always thought the character, which makes a brief but memorable appearance in Eclipse, was a storyteller’s gem that needed its moment to shine. One could tell Bree was living in her own world somewhere between the pages of…
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