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"Hidden Gems": It's Mortifying 9/1/2020
Reading time: 3 minutes
In (Semi-)Praise of Iceberg Slim 8/4/2020
Reading time: 3 minutes
He's not always easy to read, but I can't put him down.
Who was Iceberg Slim?
Born in Chicago on August 4, 1918 and raised by a single mother, Robert Beck (born Robert Moppins) grew up in Milwauk...
Two Shelves, One Book 7/21/2020
Reading time: 2 minutes
People would rather eat lead paint chips than talk about literary theory.
I will not be serving up colorful flecks of poison today. I need to discuss a dilemma which brushes up against the theoret...
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