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About bob

Born deep in the wilds of the Jersey Shore (the REAL Jersey Shore, not the tripe on MTV) Bob discovered at an early age that putting words to paper was fun and exciting. Bob currently resides in the 'Burbs of Denver and hopes to one day be an author and not just a writer of really cool things.

Of mice and men, and writing

Back in the Dark Age, when I was a sophomore in high school, we were assigned to read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. It was love at first read. I absolutely fell in love with the characters and … Continue reading

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Buy this Book!

The America Library Association has a yearly event called Banned Book Week in protest of people trying to ban books for one dubious reason or another. This year it’s September 25-October 2.Some organizations have gone so far as calling the … Continue reading

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No school like the old-school

I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m a writer. Most of you are probably going, “Well, duh. You’re a member of a writer’s group. Use your head, man.” While I do sometimes have conflicting feelings on whether I really should … Continue reading

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Character Flaw

I love lists. I tend to forget to use them but I love them none the less. I also like charts, graphs, and other visual reminders on how to do things. I think that is due to the math/science-based jobs … Continue reading

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When do you leave the science out of science fiction?

I just got done reading a very good Steampunk book set at the begining of World War One. While I fell in love with the story and the characters the author constantly bringing up the smell of hydrogen in the … Continue reading

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