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How To Do Your Head In

Read. Specifically, spend several days reading The Alienist, followed immediately by The Angel of Darkness, and then go right into The Cabinet of Curiosities. All three are set in New York City. The Alienist is in 1896, Angel of Darkness … Continue reading

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Conflicting Feelings and a Woodpecker.

Pardoner’s Tale and Ace of Wands keep turning up on pirate sites. I have mixed feelings about this. One is “yay, people want to read my stuff.” The other is “I could really use that dollar.” I feel hypocritical complaining … Continue reading

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AN OPEN LETTER TO SYFY….

Dear SyFy, If you’re serious about creating an American version of Being Human, do yourselves a favour. HIRE ME as a writer. I am not joking. With me on your staff you’d actually have a pretty decent chance of putting … Continue reading

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Banned Books

Each year, the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom records hundreds of attempts by individuals and groups to have books removed from libraries shelves and from classrooms. According to the Office for Intellectual Freedom, at least 42 of the Radcliffe Publishing … Continue reading

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