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In "real" life, I am an academic with degrees in Political Science, Economics, Philosophy and Law and an insatiable desire to confound, baffle and disconcert my students. Someone once suggested to me the reason for my stories lay in the desire to offset the tedium and rationality of academic life. He wasn't an academic or he would have known better. It is best to use research against tedium, students to offset the rationality and an unlimited supply of stressballs for the faculty meetings. The stories? Well, they are just for me - like a mental manicure. ...more

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	By My Choice... A Valentine's Day Story 4.05 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2014 — 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 disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
― S.G. Tallentyre, The Friends of Voltaire

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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

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“Every woman knows that, regardless of all her other achievements, she is a failure if she is not beautiful.”
― Germaine Greer, The Whole Woman

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“These woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”
― Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

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“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.”
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message 2: by Christine

Apr 27, 2014 08:29AM

Aya wrote: "Wow, how many degrees do you have?! An academic indeed.

Virtual chocolate for your consumption... ;)

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Yeah - I might be a little bit of a freak there. You know when little kids cannot stop asking "Why"? I got stuck at that developmental stage - it annoys people enough that they let you go study it just to shut you up. Hehehe

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message 1: by Aya (last edited Apr 27, 2014 08:18AM)

Apr 27, 2014 08:13AM

Wow, how many degrees do you have?! An academic indeed.

Virtual chocolate for your consumption... ;)

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