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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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Depths: My Short Story Of the Week
Now Only Available In Happy, Sad, Funny, Mad: Stories
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Joker – A Spoiler-Free Movie Review
Let’s first talk about what Joker is not. Joker is not for children. Joker is not a superhero movie. Joker is not a super…
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Why We Won: My Short Story Of the Week
I wore an inappropriate shade of pink, especially for the starting quarterback of a state championship game. Looking back, I guess it was a…
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Cornered: My Short Story Of the Week
Now Only Available In Happy, Sad, Funny, Mad: Stories
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Game: My Short Story Of the Week
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Promise: My Short Story Of the Week
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Carnival Row – A Review
Carnival Row is a series now available to stream on Amazon. It’s a fascinating concept that, for the most part, kept me totally enthralled.…

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