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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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The Ride Of a Lifetime by Robert Iger – A Book Review
No one is more surprised that I’ve become a Disney acolyte than, well, me. The serious devotion began after visiting Walt Disney World. Since…
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Little Women (2019) – A Movie Review
My wife, eleven and seven year old daughters, and I wanted to make special plans for New Year’s Eve. We decided on a movie…
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A Blind Date For a New Year: My Short Story Of the Week
Now Only Available In Happy, Sad, Funny, Mad: Stories
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Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker – A Movie Review
I loved The Rise of Skywalker because it pandered to my every desire. I realize that this is something of a backhanded compliment, yet…
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A Christmas Confrontation: My Short Story Of the Week
Now Only Available In Happy, Sad, Funny, Mad: Stories
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Fallen Man: My Short Story Of the Week
Now Only Available In Happy, Sad, Funny, Mad: Stories
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Over My Dead Body: My Short Story Of the Week
Now Only Available In Happy, Sad, Funny, Mad: Stories

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