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A Preference for the Chant of Frogs
Warmer. Rain in the night. Frogs again. At first the waterhole (four feet long at most) had one frog or two. Now they are a small nation, loud in the night. The innocent nation, changing blissfully in praise of the spring rain. Last evening, I pruned a few little trees–including the beeches I had planted.Today…
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The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han
The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han My rating: 5 of 5 stars epic. so epic. The idea that control has been replaced by achievement is just gold. This is a must read for just about everyone alive. I have no idea if this is taken seriously in the academy, but I found it like profound…
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The Future by Naomi Alderman
The Future by Naomi Alderman My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed this book–a fun, simple SF romp. The characters are not great, and the plot is plodding sometimes, but the complexity and cultish underpinnings compensate. There is also some good apocalypse thinking that is fun these days. View all my reviews
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Vlad by Carlos Fuentes, Ethan Shaskan Bumas (Translator), Alejandro Branger (Translator)
Vlad by Carlos Fuentes My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fantastic and fun vampire book. Quick and unusual. strongly recommended View all my reviews
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You are encouraging them or that is a lot of pudding
Another fun week of D&D with Brian, Cody, David, Dylan (who has returned), Glenn, Henry, and Taylor! Recap This week at Alakazam Comics in Irvine, CA, the Game show continues the slaughter of an evil drow cult. We capture the kitchen, find a secret door in the cabinet (while looking for snacks for the pet…
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In the 80s, there was no winning or Japanese balls
Recap The Game Show enters Talhundereth and just kills everything! A fun, fast, combat-heavy week! Talhundereth is a subterranean temple to Dumathoin, the dwarven god of buried secrets. Millennia ago, Talhundereth was a vibrant and populous temple visited by many worshipers of Dumathoin. Talhundereth was built above the sacred Crypt of the Talhund, where the…
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David Given Schwarm
Married, Father, United
David Given Schwarm 