Soldiers of Fortune

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I don’t know what you did on Father’s Day, but I had breakfast with my dad, and dinner with my in-laws. After dinner was over, though, I suggested we go to the movies, and I asked if my in-laws would want to come along. My mother-in-law declined, but my father-in-law was enthusiastic, especially when I

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City of Monstery Love

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LydonWrites doesn’t usually like sports, but for curling and Monster Truck rallies, he makes exceptions.

Book Reports from an English Major, Issue the Second

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Yes, dear MLD readers, LydonWrites returns, now that the semester is over. I bring you the second installment of Book Reports from an English Major, with more to be shortly forthcoming. I will review a trio of books by award winning author Toni Morrison. My professor in the Contemporary American Fiction class I was taking

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Book Reports from an English Major, Issue the First

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What started as a playful tete-a-tete on Twitter has become the next obvious choice for my posts here: Book Reports from an English Major. Don’t worry, I won’t subject you to 1500 word analyses. Consider this culture, boiled down for cocktail parties, or whatever non-alcoholic equivalent strikes your fancy. I’ll hit you with a 2

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My Literariest Distraction

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So there’s this guy I follow on Twitter, named Robert Lee Brewer. He’s a poet, and often posts with hash tags like #poettues and such. I like this guy a lot, and read his blog when I have time. Inspired by a post he made here, I’ve decided to take up the reins of a

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