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I run Short Story Squee & Snark, a weekly discussion club for short stories. Every week we read a short story from somewhere around the web, and discuss. Come join us!

Also, moderator-extraordinaire at Writers.SE.

So, yay, you've got lots of places to see my opinions on things!

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Do Daniel Handler's novels for adults share themes or tone with his Lemony Snicket work?
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Was there a specific being the "Lord of the Flies" was based on?
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Is there any evidence of who assaulted Lola in "Atonement", given the final reveal?
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How does interrupting Kubla Khan save humanity?
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Why does Stanley Uris react so gruesomely to It returning?
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Does an answer to the Sugar Bowl mystery exist?
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How many gables are there in the four-gabled house?
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In "The Library of Babel" is the "cyclical book" really God?
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Is there a central theme in I, Robot?
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What does the "crimson hexagon" represent in "The Library of Babel"?
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