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Your Life is Not a Story

Life is not like a story, and years are not chapters. In fact, I find comparing life to anything to be problematic. To say life is like a story, journey, or box of chocolates is to relate a piece to a...

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A New Story Begins

Here is an excerpt of a new story I started on today. It’s a very rough draft but I really wanted to share it.  All of what I have so far can be found at http://figment.com/books/544350-Frank “It’ll be...

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Another Excerpt

I’m using all my writing juices to write this story right now. So here’s another excerpt: Someone shouted at him from across the street. He turned his head in just enough time to see a brick smash into...

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Yet another Excerpt

I promise I’ll post something tomorrow beyond the adventures of Frank: He stopped at pump number three, got out, and began to fill up his car. A telephone booth clung to the wall of the gas station....

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Reading Levels

As some of my readers know, I worked at a library for a little over two years. While at the library many practices and prejudices, of both the library staff and patrons, irritated me. They ate away...

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Pop Culture is Dead (or at Least Dying)

I just finished a book written by John Steinbeck called Travels With Charley. In a part of this book Steinbeck writes about how television and radio have homogenized the country. Where language, dress,...

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I Am Spoiled

I’ve been spoiled. For the past year or so, I have been reading nothing but classical literature and an unforeseen product of of this classics kick is that I’ve become addicted to them. Now, when I try...

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Visiting City Lights Bookstore

On the last day of my trip to San Francisco I visited the City Lights Bookstore. This small shop nestled between little Italy and Chinatown is know for being a common meeting place of the great beatnik...

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