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George Eliot, 1860

August 3rd, 2008 2 Comments

Going home means I always wind up rereading some book I loved when I was younger. I remember picking up The Mill on the Floss the summer we moved to Long Island. I was about to enter 7th grade, knew nobody in town, except for the 6 year-old boy who lived with his grandparents next [...]

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All Things Forgotten, Vol 2: Top Secret

June 20th, 2008 No Comments

As with all things forgotten, let’s start with what I remember.
We moved to the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio when I was about to enter 2nd grade. I spent that first year at Maple Dale Elementary. The next year, we moved across the street to a different townhouse complex and managed to cross a township line. [...]

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Those Who Can’t Write, Blog.

June 12th, 2008 1 Comment

By now, I’ve made myself hate the short story I began this past semester. It seems a good enough reason as any to return to my real vocation: reading.
Books I’ve Read Since Spring Semester ‘08 Came to Its Unpropitious Close:
Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited

Location: Coach Bus, Spain (Madrid, Toledo, Granada)
Dates: May 24 - May 28
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