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David J. Schwartz

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Born

in Saint Paul, Minnesota, The United States

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http://www.snurri.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Nature, nurture, and this extremely small space.

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David J. Schwartz carries Minnesota with him in a small camel-colored attaché with a combination lock; it can only be opened by taking the number of hairs on F. Scott Fitzgerald's head, dividing it by the secret formula on the Kensington Runestone, and adding the ghostly cry of a loon (usually a negative number). If found, please return to the nearest person wearing flannel.

Because his luggage is full of lakes, he keeps his stories in his head. Sometimes they make it onto paper. They have appeared in numerous publications, including the anthologies Fantasy: Best of the Year 2007, The Best of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet and the World Fantasy award-nominated Twenty Epics. You can also read several of his stories online: "The Water-Poet ...more

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Trigger Warnings and JERUSALEM

Yesterday I finished Alan Moore’s novel Jerusalem, which I enjoyed very very much and which I recommend, sort of, with caveats.

Which is what I want to talk about. I want to talk about the book, but I want to talk about caveats, and content notes, and trigger warnings, and that sort of thing.

First, the book: It is an immersive, multi-dimensional look at the city of Northampton, where Moore was born

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	Gooseberry Bluff Community College of Magic: The Thirteenth Rib 3.48 avg rating — 1,121 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
	Superpowers 3.26 avg rating — 807 ratings — published 2008 — 10 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
	Glitter & Mayhem by John Klima (Editor), Lynne M. Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael Damian Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 630 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
	Brothers and Beasts: An Anthology of Men on Fairy Tales (The Donald Haase Series in Fairy-Tale Studies) by Jack Zipes (Editor), Jack D. Zipes (Foreword), Robert Coover 3.87 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2007	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
	Interfictions 2: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing by Delia Sherman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christopher Barzak (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Henry Jenkins (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition by Rich Horton (Editor), M. Rickert (Goodreads Author), Geoff Ryman 3.58 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Uncanny Magazine Issue 6: September/October 2015 by Lynne M. Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael Damian Thomas (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Paul Cornell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.72 avg rating — 54 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
	The Sun Inside 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Grimothy's Grimoires (Season 1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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“you were supposed to be in Aber — Aber—” “Aberystwyth, Wales. Yes.”
― David J. Schwartz, Gooseberry Bluff Community College of Magic: The Thirteenth Rib

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“Man is the God of the world, and God is the Man of Heaven.”
― David J. Schwartz, Gooseberry Bluff Community College of Magic: The Thirteenth Rib

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“The highlight was the three students in a row who hadn’t attended a single lecture yet, each of whom was seeking individualized guidance on how to do the paper and wanted her to tell them how they were doing in her class.”
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