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Jim Hanas

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http://whytheycried.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Humor

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June 2007

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I am the author of Why They Cried, a collection of short stories, out now as an e-book original from Joyland and ECW Press.

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"The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,” Mr. Wilhite said. “They are wrong. It is..."

““The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,” Mr. Wilhite said. “They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.’ End of story.””

- Not so fast, GIF-inventing guy. While you were inventing the GIF, I was reading Derrida. The inventor’s pronunciation shouldn’t be privileged above any other. What is this? 1760?

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Average rating: 4.09 · 33 ratings · 8 reviews · 5 distinct works · Similar authors

	Why They Cried 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cassingle: Five Stories 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Single: Two Stories 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joyland Trio Bundle (Large Print 16pt) by Jim Hanas (Goodreads Author), Natalee Caple (Goodreads Author), Chris Eaton 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joyland Retro by Joyland Magazine (Goodreads Author), Nathan Sellyn, Roxane Gay (Goodreads Author) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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When I read Ivyland, I was contemplating writing a near-future dystopian novel featuring a populace numbed by anesthesia. After reading it, I dropped the project, knowing I could not do it better than this.
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