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I Will Go On The Record…

...to say that "age matters." To say it doesn't belies the fact that age drives nearly everything we do from birth to now. As babies, we receive our vaccinations on a schedule parents and doctors agree upon. We begin school when we reach a certain age. In my case, I...
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Who Can You Believe?

That's the primary question Clifford Garstang asks in his latest novel, OLIVER'S TRAVELS. I'm a long-time fan of his work. By far, this is his best work yet. I know him to be a solid writer with a strong grasp of craft, but the complexity of this novel blew me away....
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Staying True To My Roots

No, I don't mean the color of my hair. It's silver-white by nature. What I mean is I can't and won't walk away from the roots of what make me me. I discovered the world when I went away to college. Even with the Vietnam war lucking in the darkness of my senior year of...
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A Review of Anthony Doerr’s CLOUD CUCKOO LAND

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony DoerrMy rating: 5 of 5 starsWhen my book club decided to read Doerr's latest, I was skeptical. One, the book is a monster. 600+ pages. Two, I couldn't see why anyone rated it as high as they did. It was so disjointed. Then, I read the...
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