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The Crimson Ripper
Short Story by William Weger Halloween Series In the spirit of the Halloween season, here’s a spooky tale about a campus serial killer....
14 hours ago12 min read
Source Code: Bill Gates New Memoir
Buy Now Book Review Released February 4, Source Code, the first of a three-part memoir series by Bill Gates, focuses on his early life,...
Feb 201 min read
The Black Cat on Bleecher Street
Short Story by William Weger Halloween Series I don’t have much time left. The full moon will rise soon, and I feel compelled to share my...
Oct 5, 202413 min read
The Mannequin Maker
Short Story by William Weger Halloween Series The main doors at Corbett’s opened promptly at 10 o’clock. The Saturday morning shoppers...
Oct 3, 202412 min read
10 Best First Lines in Novels
Book Trivia: Moby Dick by Herman Melville - "Call Me Ishmael." Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison - "I am an invisible man." Pride and...
May 11, 20231 min read
Moby-Dick: A Mighty Book with a Still Mighty Following
Literature Essay: Herman Melville, on writing Moby-Dick or, The Whale, keenly observed that “to produce a mighty book, you must choose a...
Mar 16, 20224 min read
The Shirley Jackson Revival: Come Along with Me
Literature Essay: Shirley Jackson has in recent years enjoyed a revival of sorts. Some might say she has become a literary pop icon. Her...
Dec 28, 20214 min read
Still in Love with Scrooge
Literary Essay: “Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that." These rather grim words began A Christmas Carol...
Dec 1, 20212 min read
The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe Still Haunts Us
Literature Essay: “The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where...
Oct 7, 20214 min read
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