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Mr. James
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"Virtually overnight, the tiny town of Plainfield -- formally so obscure that even most wisconsinites were unaware of its existence -- gained nationwide notoriety. Newspaper reporters, television and radio crews, and correspondence for national news magazines invaded the streets seeking out interviews with anyone who had information about the man the press had already dubbed the "Mad Butcher of Plainfield." -- HS" — 17 hours, 39 min ago
"Virtually overnight, the tiny town of Plainfield -- formally so obscure that even most wisconsinites were unaware of its existence -- gained nationwide notoriety. Newspaper reporters, television and radio crews, and correspondence for national news magazines invaded the streets seeking out interviews with anyone who had information about the man the press had already dubbed the "Mad Butcher of Plainfield." -- HS" — 17 hours, 39 min ago
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" A Terrible Vengeance: After a soft kiss on the cheek, she'll slit her father's throat. Even the Devil deserves a daughter's love." — Jan 13, 2026 08:18AM
" A Terrible Vengeance: After a soft kiss on the cheek, she'll slit her father's throat. Even the Devil deserves a daughter's love." — Jan 13, 2026 08:18AM
Mr. James
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"Art heals imperfection, like a cowboy who carries a rusty revolver and cries at the sight of a hungry horse." — Jan 06, 2026 02:23AM
"Art heals imperfection, like a cowboy who carries a rusty revolver and cries at the sight of a hungry horse." — Jan 06, 2026 02:23AM
“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
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“A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”
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“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
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*An Absurd Society: Subfloor
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— last activity 10 hours, 6 min ago
[Always Under Construction] [For the few, or is that two?] Life is absurd. "We have Alaskan peanut butter and Australian shaving cream." Let the ferr ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Weird Fiction
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This group is the place for lovers of the genre known as Weird Fiction to meet and discuss favorite works from the past as well as read together reall ...more
The Short Story Club
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The purpose of this group is to read and discuss one short story a week. For the the first couple of years, we read from specific anthologies, but fro ...more
Mr. James’s 2025 Year in Books
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