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Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels Graphic novel reviews: Watchmen

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What can I tell you about "The Watchmen" by Allen Moore, it is a masterpiece of graphic fiction. As a comic book writer myself I hope to someday create something of that level of brilliance. Not to say that there weren't some things about it that really pissed me off. But lets begin this with a brief summery of what it's abo... More..

Arts & Humanities > 19th Century US History The aftermath of the Battle of Fort Sumter

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To understand the aftermath of the Battle of Fort Sumter, we must first understand the causes of the battle. By this i do not simply mean the circumstances that caused the battle to unfold, but also the national climate that allowed for such a battle in which Americans fight their own countrymen. We must understand how a nati... More..

Local Guides > Albuquerque The geography of Albuquerque, NM

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I live in Albuquerque new Mexico and can explain it's geography rather well as far as a resident is concerned. On the west side of town there is the mesa, as you approach the mesa you will enter the petroglyph national park. In the petroglyph park and surrounding the mesa are mostly large black lava rocks, there are also qui... More..

Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Book reviews: When The Waker Sleeps, by Ron Goulart

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When the Waker Sleeps, by Ron Goulart, is a very clever and entertaining science fiction book about a very impractical form of suspended animation. Ron Gualart originally intended to call the book NAPS but when reminded of the original HG Wells novel about suspended animation, "When The Sleeper Wakes" decided that it would be... More..

Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Book reviews: The Warrior of World's End, by Lin Carter

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Lin Carter was one of the great writers of science fiction and fantasy. He had an epic imagination that was able to spin incredible tales of amazing worlds. He also had a really funny sense of humor which was interwoven deeply into the fabric of the Gondwayne epic. It is really unfortunate that he died so young, I can't help ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Book reviews: Wizard's Hall, by Jane Yolen

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Many people who take a first glance at Wizard's Hall will think that Jane Yolen is trying to rip off Harry Potter. However the truth is that Wizards Hall was written eight years prior to the publication of Harry Potter. Now I don't think that it's a very big secret that JK Rowling has borrowed a lot of the material that she p... More..

Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Book reviews: Photon, For the Glory, by David Peters

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The first thing that you should know about this book is the true identity of the author. Now I'm sure that if you searched for David Peter, you would only find a few other books in the same series; however he is in fact a very well known writer. As you may have guessed David Peters is a pen name, it was used by the well know... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Help wanted

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Jonny stood in front of a run down warehouse. It looked as though it had been abandoned for years. He looked down at the newspaper ad in his hand. "This just can't be the place." He said, going over the ad again. The ad said; Help wanted, will pay $10,000 for history expert. Visit our corporate office for details 1300 Jackso... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The intruder

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It's a quaint little house, white picket fence and all. I can see the lights on in the bedrooms turn off, good little children going to bed at exactly eight. The parents are probably too busy having sex to notice me sneaking up to the porch. It's a hot summer night and they've left the door open. Only the thin mesh of the scr... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Renegade cop

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My partner is dead. She was assassinated while off duty, gunned down in front of her four year old daughter. Now I stand in front of her headstone and as my feet sink into the soft earth of her recently dug grave I wish that i were in her place. I bend down and brush the morning frost from the head stone. I can see the ... More..

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