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W.B.J. Williams

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W. B. J. Williams holds advanced degrees in anthropology and archeology. He is an avid historian, mystic, poet, and author who manages an information security program at a prominent New England start-up. He is noted for his bad puns, and willingness to argue from any perspective. He is endured by his beloved wife and two daughters, and lives in Sharon Massachusetts. When he is not at home or at his computer, he can often be found haunting the various used bookstores of Boston.

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Average rating: 3.69 · 88 ratings · 61 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Garden at the Roof of the World 3.57 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	The Reality, Mythology, and Fantasies of Unicorns 3.67 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2021 — 4 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
	Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	A Time Traveler's Guide to the 13th Century it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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I was driving

driving down the road

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listening for the first time

to Robert Pinsky

whom I’d never before heard

read his poetry

He spoke it

with musicians playing jazz

jazz, like the stereotype

of the beat poets

where are the bongos

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as if his words

could not stand alone

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Shadow Ticket

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Bleeding Edge

by Thomas Pynchon

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The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma (Writers Helping Writers, #6)

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Delightful way to look at history! Highly illustrated! I had no idea history could be so fun!
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