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Twenty years of reading, watching, writing, and asking questions. Explore my latest essays, book and movie reviews, and dispatches from the world of The Chronicles of Purgatory Station.
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Of The Farm by John Updike – A Book Review
Of The Farm details the complex relationship between a son in his mid-thirties and his elderly mother. The son brings his new wife and…
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The Music of Chance by Paul Auster – A Book Review
Paul Auster once again scribes a tale that lingers in the consciousness long after the initial reading. In The Music of Chance, Auster provides…
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X-Files: I Want To Believe – A Movie Review
I loved this movie! I enjoyed the X-Files television program. I wouldn’t say I was a diehard fan or anything, but I liked it…
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Breathers by S.G. Browne – A Book Review
With all due respect to Mr. Browne, I simply couldn’t finish this book. After the first fifty pages, I knew it was a lost…
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Fables: War and Pieces – A Graphic Novel Review
In this presupposed crucial volume of Fables, Bill Willingham and company finally bring about the “final” battle between the Adversary and his Empire ……
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Watchmen – A (Very Long) Movie Review
When Watchmen came out in the mid-Eighties, it revolutionized the comic book industry. It gave us an angle on “super heroes” that had practically…
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Oh, Alchemy: Diplomat – A Music Review
I’m proud to claim Oh, Alchemy as a local area band made up of very innovative musicians, and Diplomat – a fast-paced, eclectic, fun…

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