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The Weekend Novelist

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Monday, May 20th, 2013

A few weeks ago, I picked up the book The Weekend Novelist, by Robert J. Ray and [...]


Internet grammar

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Friday, May 17th, 2013

Despite the extreme advancements we’ve made with technology, I find it both disturbing and entertaining to [...]


Foods are words are foods

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Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

I am always thinking of food. 1) I love food and would eat it almost constantly [...]


Ender’s Game movie

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Monday, May 13th, 2013

Back in 2007, I was introduced to the book Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. I remember vividly, [...]


Another obsession to add to the list

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Thursday, May 9th, 2013

I don’t know what’s going on, but last week I stepped into Atomic City Comics, and [...]


What’s a vegan anyway?

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Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Last week, I was given the opportunity to spend six days in West Palm Beach, Florida [...]


Chalkboards and cheese (for alliteration)

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Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

I have a chalkboard hanging on the outside of the door of my dorm room. The [...]


I need a poem for class

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Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

When I was an undergrad, some classmates and I, after yet another session of our advanced [...]


Puzzle problems

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Monday, May 6th, 2013

Like the typical person, I’m known to have a few vices. Recently, it has come to [...]


The best poet of all time (for 2013)

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Monday, May 6th, 2013

If you’ve been following Powell’s Books’ “Poetry Madness” contest, then you already know the answer. The [...]