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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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Luigi’s Mansion 3 For Nintendo Switch – A Few Thoughts
If you follow my writings, you may remember that I returned to video games last January after taking a twenty year hiatus. I started…
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Mapping the Interior by Stephen Gram Jones – A Book Review
Most of my recent reads come from a list of recommendations by Literary Hub’s “The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages.” Mapping the…
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – A Movie Review
My daughter and I, who both love movies, haven’t been to a theater during the entire pandemic. However, for an MCU theater-only release, and…
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Grief Is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter – A Book Review
I once again must thank Literary Hub’s “The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages” for suggesting yet another novella, this time the book…
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Cruella – A Movie Review
I can’t lie–I loved Disney’s Cruella. In fact, I was willing to pay the Disney Plus Premier fee so that my family could see…
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Train Dreams by Denis Johnson – A Book Review
I’ve enjoyed short novellas all summer that were recommended by Literary Hub’s “The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages.” I just finished my…
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Stitch Fix For Men – A Successful Experiment
I recently started a new career in the corporate world, one that allows me to be a bit more daring than my previous profession…
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The Suicide Squad – A Movie Review
James Gunn’s R-rated version of The Suicide Squad is exactly what you would expect it to be. Yes, the humor is still there. Yep,…
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The Neon Demon – A Movie Review
I have to admit that I’ve noticed this film on Amazon Prime Video for several years and it always piqued my curiosity. I recently…
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