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I need a particular piece of custom-built furniture.  I can’t go into detail (it’s for a present, and if I describe it, the person it’s for will figure it out), but it will take someone who is good and creative.  Does anyone know someone who can do this sort of thing?

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I’m currently reading William Shirer’s The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.  It’s brilliantly researched, and the author’s prejudices and idealism do little to reduce its value.  One of the things that strikes one very forcefully is the list of 25 demands in the program of the Nazi party, and the discussion of which [...]

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I had a friend email me with a cool question: How do you let the reader in on something the first person protagonist doesn’t?
I know it’s tricky, and I know it can be done, and I know it’s a rush when you pull it off.  My answer involved set-up: You establish the character as someone [...]

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What, where, and when is the greatest massacre of US citizens by the US military?  For this purpose, Indians were not considered citizens before 1924 (the Snyder act), nor were Confederates during the recent unpleasantness between the states.

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