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David Sebek

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David Sebek was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada but spent his early childhood traversing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres before putting down roots in Houston, Texas. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University. For almost twenty years David has been a teacher of diverse student populations. His passion is working with students in gifted education. In 2011 he was recognized as the Texas State Teacher of the Year for the Gifted by the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented. He continues to teach middle school English Language Arts because "when you find your bliss, why would you do anything else." During the summer months he enjoys traveling around Texas, with his co-authors Troy and Joe, speaking about gifted and ELA related topi ...more

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	Stand Up! Speak Out!: The Social Action Curriculum for Building 21st-Century Skills by Troy Drayton, Joe Bernhart, David Sebek (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Mobius Blvd: Stories from the Byway Between Reality and Dream No. 25: November 2025 by Wayne Kyle Spitzer (Goodreads Author), M.F. Higgs, George Larson (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Six Outstanding Speakers in One Afternoon

Somehow I got myself invited to speak at Ian Byrd's Hatch Event in October. Which is kind of awesome because I get to hang out with Ian and Lisa Van Gemert and Nicole Shannon and also get to meet some new people like Daniel Brillhart and Whitley Rubinson.

The other exciting part is I get to talk about something I am very passionate about and that is how our stories can help us deal with fear, f Read more of this blog post »

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The Deep Blue Good-By (Travis McGee, #1)

by John D. MacDonald

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The Count of Monte Cristo

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The fact that this short book took me nine days to read is a sign I should have thrown it into the DNF stack. But my middle age Neanderthal mind persevered. Angela Carter can write. Her language and sentence construction are amazing. I mainly finished ...more
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As stories about runaway AI take over our news feeds, this 1967 short story feels like one ending to humanity’s journey with technology. Much like James Cameron’s "Terminator" imagines technology turning against us, and Matthew Dinniman's "Dungeon Cra ...more
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