Greg Van Eekhout Is My Role Model

03 Apr 2007

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I am sitting in a comfy chair in my local non-Starbucks coffee joint, laptop on lap top, having just finished a grande skim latte and a fresh draft of the afterword for my chapbook. Ben Folds is playing on the stereo.

A body could grow accustomed to this.

Coffee Writing

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William Shunn

Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.

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I Want Your Donut, As Long As It's Free

This happened back on Sunday, April 6. That morning, like we do most Sunday mornings, we took the dog out for a walk for a couple of hours. On our way back to the house, █████ developed a hankering for a donut. We stopped by a couple of neighborhood bakeries that

29 May 2014

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1 Min

By: William Shunn

Coffee

Not Last Night but the Night Before

Occasionally I have vivid nightmares that leave me afraid to go back to sleep. (Probably PTSD from the LDS years.) The night before last, I had the worst I'd had in some time. It was one of those dreams that seems, while it's happening, to go

02 Feb 2010

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2 Min

By: William Shunn

Coffee

Mythical Figures and Other Childhood Illusions

I just saw the Dairy Fairy. I know! Can you believe it? The Dairy Fairy is the name █████ coined for the mythical figure who comes in the night and leaves milk, cream, eggs, and other assorted breakfasty goodies on our front porch. Every Friday morning, I rise at 5:00

28 Aug 2009

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2 Min

By: William Shunn

Coffee

The Re-Up

I guess I've watched way too many episodes of The Wire lately, and read too much Richard Price. Now, every time I go to the kitchen to refill my coffee mug I think of it as the "re-up." On an almost separate note, I'm

27 Oct 2008

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1 Min

By: William Shunn

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I Want Your Donut, As Long As It's Free

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Mythical Figures and Other Childhood Illusions

The Re-Up

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