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    Rereading The Grapes of Wrath, Part 1

    So, I’m at it again, reading The Grapes of Wrath for what is probably just shy of the tenth time. Could be the eighth. Or the ninth. But whatever the number, those readings have taken place over more than forty

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    Running: The Proper Writing Addiction, Part 8

    Then again, there’s always a “but…” I’ve taken pains to make the case that running is the “proper” writing addiction, but I have not made the claim that it is the perfect writing addiction, nor will I. For all its

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    Running: The Proper Writing Addiction, Part 7

    I was fortunate enough in college to have been in an English program with truly outstanding professors. One of the most brilliant of these was Professor H. Renowned in her field, Professor H was as hard-nosed as they come. She

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    Running: The Proper Writing Addiction, Part 6

    In the preceding posts, I’ve written that running is an addiction, and it’s true; it’s an addiction so strong that it can kick a nicotine addiction’s ass and “run” it the hell out of town – for good. Inherent in

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    Running: The Proper Writing Addiction, Part 5

    I’ll spare you long descriptions of the in-between parts of this journey, the physical symptoms brought on by panic attacks, which tell the mind that the panic is about some kind of real health crisis. Or crises, more like. There

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    Running: The Proper Writing Addiction, Part 4

    Smoking is ritual, and in some ways a rewarding one. There’s that moment just before you open a new pack when you tamp down the tobacco into the paper by smacking the top of the pack onto your palm several

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    Running: The Proper Writing Addiction, Part 3

    It was the Air Force’s fault that I became a smoker. That marginal fraternity of snuff dippers I’d belong to in high school was known as FUBAR, an acronym for “Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition,” derived from military slang, though

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    IndieReader Reviews The Things in Heaven and Earth

    You know that warm fuzzy feeling you get when your novel of murder, demons, and mayhem gets a 4.8 rating out of a possible 5 from IndieReader reviews? Well, I’m grooving on the feeling right now. The Things in Heaven

    Michael Scott Hopkins November 16, 2020November 20, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

    My Literary Hero – Roger Zelazny

    When I was eleven or so, I was complaining to my aunt about how irritating my younger brother was. She, of course, said my brother was a great little kid, and maybe I needed to relax. So she lost points

    Michael Scott Hopkins October 31, 2020November 15, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more
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