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The Barrow Lover: a Fair Yarn

Oct. 21, 2014 | Comments

If you want a flavorful genre pastiche with a touch of mystery and the bizarre, but don't have the time for something too drawn out or demanding, Patrick Todoroff's newest novella is for you.
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Faith and Works: Do James and Paul Disagree?

Oct. 18, 2014 | Comments

A repost of a comment I left on a blog post entitled "Faith and Works: Do James and Paul Disagree?" by R.W. Johnson.
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Four Star Surgeon

Oct. 15, 2014 | Comments

Turns out doctors are just as complex, imaginative, and just plain fun to sail the stars with as any other hero, with the boldest mission yet: not only to seek out new life, but to save it as well.
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Ambresia

Oct. 09, 2014 | Comments

The denizens of the Pearl Gondola are introduced to a brand new phenomena set to rock their tiny enclosed existences.
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The Rising review

Oct. 07, 2014 | Comments

The rote storytelling saps the emotional intensity that should have made for compelling character study, and the lack of any real suspense made the detective plot more distracting than compelling.
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The Parasite's Prayer

Oct. 02, 2014 | Comments

A poem born of life's frustrations.
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Meredith's Measure for Measure

Oct. 01, 2014 | Comments

The first of two local productions opened last night at Meredith College: a competent, well-performed introduction to the work.
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Catching Up is Hard to Do

Sep. 30, 2014 | Comments

It's that time again, the time when I've just finished a theatre production, returned to my home base, and started to catch up on everything that halted when I hit tech week.
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Congrats to India's Mars Orbiter

Sep. 27, 2014 | Comments

This week India joined a rare club: they successfully guided a robotic probe to Mars, marking the first time an Asian country has done so and the first country to make the trip successfully on the first attempt.
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Aphelion

Sep. 25, 2014 | Comments

The daughters of one world give their all to appease the Sun, but is it enough?

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