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Tony Laplume

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Tony Laplume was born in 1980, spent a few years in Rhode Island, but started making his mark in the world when his family relocated to Maine, where he attended every year of his schooling, including college at the University of Maine in Orono (except for a year at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA), where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in English. In high school, he created the comic strip "Newsroom" for the Academic Advocate, which published it from 1998-1999. He wrote a regular opinion column for UMaine's Maine Campus from 2002-2003. He co-founded and worked on the Hemlock literary journal from 2003-2004. In 2007, he co-created the short-lived literary journal Dead Letter Quarterly with A.C. Hall and Derek Koch. He also self-published The Cl ...more

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Tony Laplume I don't believe in writer's block. I believe if you're not writing you ought to be thinking and thinking and thinking about your story, and hopefully …moreI don't believe in writer's block. I believe if you're not writing you ought to be thinking and thinking and thinking about your story, and hopefully improving it.(less)
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Pale Moonlight: A Novel

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Sapo Saga

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The Whole Bloody Affair

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Monorama

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Launched a Danab Cycle blog

Hey!  So I kind of finally figured I ought to put an actual spotlight on the Danab Cycle, so I've launched a blog specifically dedicated to it, which is itself named Danab Cycle.  There's a page with cover images and links to all the publications featuring stories to date, and a post with a video trailer, as I gear up to hitting a new level with the project.  

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Ram V has become my favorite new talent in comics. It’s always fun, finding those. In his original work and his superhero stories, he extends the bounds of what’s possible…Or at any rate, he keeps things interesting. He does that again with this ambi ...more
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A fine survey up to and seemingly heavily from the perspective of the current Star Trek community of fans. Britt’s commentary isn’t always totally accurate, but it’s certainly full of enthusiasm. His digging into franchise lore filled in some gaps fr ...more
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Pretty silly secret origin for Stephan Pastis’s first literary creation (phrasing it like that was not a mistake). (Probably.)
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The back copy of this collection, in part, references Blade Runner as an antecedent, but it would be more accurate to say Blade Runner: 2049, and The Matrix.

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Eddie is my favorite wrestler. I say “is,” even though it’s been a little over two decades since his passing, very deliberately. This is my first time reading his book. I suppose I wasn’t ready. I knew so much of the story already, but the pain of lo ...more
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There’s an unexpected thesis, here, that Gotham, which was always in the title of this saga, itself needs the night, that its darkness cannot be taken away…I saw Star Trek do that, but it’s certainly interesting to see Batman do it, of all characters ...more
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"Loved it! Between time travel and a good portion of the book taking place in Lisbon Falls, Me. (my hometown)...I thoroughly enjoyed every moment. "
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“Death is a funny thing. Not funny haha, like a Woody Allen movie, but funny strange, like a Woody Allen marriage.”
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“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”
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Tony Laplume Mercyhurst was a pretty great community to be a part of for a year. I can only wonder what it would've been like for three more. I've never experienced a school merger. Erie itself was pretty great, reminded me a lot of my native Maine. I'm always working on something! Hope post collegiate life has treated you well.


Majenta Hi, Tony! Thanks for contacting me. Congratulations on your books! I hope you're well and having a great week. I'm glad you spent a year in Erie, PA, how did you like it? How did you like Mercyhurst? I attended Villa Maria College and Gannon University (during their merger--was accepted at both, started at Villa, graduated from Gannon. Have you ever lived through a school or college/university merger?). Well, happy reading, writing, and everything else, and all the best for future projects! Have a good day. Blessings!

Best wishes from Majenta


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