Reader Appreciation
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“I would hope, however, that we might think of these things as what they are: arbitrary fashions of formal language that we must attend to just as we dress according to the random dictates of the fashions of our moment. Remember that what is considered ‘proper’ English varies with the times just as fashion does.”…
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“From huge, publicly owned firms to small independent companies, the corporate world has learned that war is indeed good business, and business is good and getting better.” “Mercenaries: Soldiers of Fortune, from Ancient Greece to Today’s Private Military Companies” by Michael Lee Lanning Mercenaries is a very straight-forward book, of the non-fiction variety, going through…
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If I needed any more confirmation that the change I’m planning to make in my life is the right one, it arrived in droves yesterday. Apparently, I could stand to just bear my soul and be frank more often, because yesterday’s post got such a great response (though, rereading it, I wished I had edited…
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“Pretty much, you’re screwed. Patting yourself on the back is kind of like giving an aspirin to a dead guy; pointless.“ “Resident Evil 4: Underworld” by S.D. Perry When I embarked on the challenge to read through all six of the Resident Evil novelizations that I had, I knew I was going to be in…
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“‘Then he lies,’ Thrawn returned coldly. ‘All men want power. And the more they have, the more they want.’” “Star Wars: Volume 1: Heir to the Empire” by Timothy Zahn I finally did it. I finally ventured into reading (and finishing!) a Star Wars book that wasn’t directly based on the original trilogy or written…
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So, now that Bowlful of Bunnies is out and hopping around (and wow! What a great response! I felt on top of the world yesterday! And I just looked out of curiosity and BoB made it to #94 on the Top 100 Paid Short Stories category, ohmygod!), it’s back to the drawing board and back…
L.S. Engler 