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  • Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Does Whatever a Writer Says He Can
    Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Does Whatever a Writer Says He Can
    January 05, 2017

    Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Does Whatever a Writer Says He Can

    Holy Christmas miracle, Spider-Man! A true miracle from the Ghost of Jack Kirby! I don't believe in God but I do believe in the cigar smoking Ghost of Jack Kirby. Around Christmas, Facebook suggested ...

  • Mansplaining / Hydroplaning
    Mansplaining / Hydroplaning
    January 04, 2017

    Mansplaining / Hydroplaning

    Mark Sampson does not have luxuriant locks of hair like his Biblical namesake, but Sampson does have the strength of twenty... writers. He is an avid writer of fiction and employs a rigorous practice. ...

  • Where Are the Classmates Now?
    Where Are the Classmates Now?
    January 03, 2017

    Where Are the Classmates Now?

    I met Rebecca Rosenblum in the Advanced Fiction Writing class during my undergrad in Creative Writing - at Concordia University, in Montreal. But Rebecca did not go to Concordia - she went to McGill - ...

  • Happy New Year Everybody!
    Happy New Year Everybody!
    January 02, 2017

    Happy New Year Everybody!

    Hello wayfarers of the Word!Thanks so much to the OpenBook team for having me as the writer-in-residence for this month. I'm looking forward to it!I've taken the prompt to get creative with my blogs during ...

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