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The Re-Animator Project

Short Story by William Weger Halloween Series Dr. Raymond Wescott cleared his throat. He was about to walk on stage before a packed house at the International Academy for the Advancement of Science. He waited for his gracious introduction to conclude. Journalists from around the world and some of the most eminent scientists on the planet fidgeted in their seats waiting to hear the eminent doctor speak. Others had strongly rebuked Wescott's controversial research. Others calle

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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....

5 days 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,...

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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 brilliant and absorbing short stories, novels, essays, and letters are deservedly in the spotlight more than a half century since her untimely death of heart failure on August 8, 1965. She was just 48 years old. At the time, Jackson was working on a new novel, Come Along with Me, that she never finished. It was published posthumously in 1968

Dec 28, 20214 min read