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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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Moon – A Movie Review
I’ve been meaning to watch Moon for a really, really long time. (After all, it came out in 2009.) For some reason, I never…
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Have Your Student Write Everyday While At Home
Have a student at home? Keep them writing. 20 minutes a day is sufficient. I’m having my oldest daughter journal about her day-to-day life…
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Need Your Child To Read While Stuck At Home?
Let your kids read. Notice the word “let.” Don’t “make” them read material they will hate. Let them pick out their own reading. Yes,…
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The Singing Wilderness by Sigurd F. Olson – A Book Review
A friend recommended this book to me. We have a mutual admiration of Stephen King, and he knows I’m a writer, so I think…
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The Lost City of Z – A Movie Review
I’ve meant to watch The Lost City of Z for several years now. I would see it on my Amazon Prime Video menu, but…
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The Witcher – A Few Thoughts
I finished this Netflix series several weeks ago and needed some time to wrap my head around it. After some days passed, I realized…

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