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I've been "into" reading and writing stories of science fiction, fantasy & gothic horror since my mom read the book "Lizard Music" to me when I was six years old. More recently, I've also developed a taste for non-fiction works of discovery such as books about travel / exploration and science history. I enjoy hiking, kayaking, and running, especially when there are trees around; the scent of pine needles intoxicates the blood. I am a perpetual mid-level student of martial arts.

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Crept into the Psyche

The GoodReads profile asks for influences, and I listed mine free-association style. One of the influences I listed was “Stand By Me,” but as I said, I didn’t actually give it much thought. Yesterday, my dad read “President Park Incidents” and he noted that the interactions between the friends were similar to “Stand By Me.” He hasn’t seen my “influences” list, so I tried to think about what par... Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 17, 2011 13:50 • 64 views • Tags: book-vs-movie, childhood-nostalgia, dad, different-seasons, influences, president-park-incidents, richard-bachman, river-phoenix, shawshank-redemption, stand-by-me, stephen-king, the-association, the-body, the-green-mile, wil-wheaton

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