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Canterbury Tales: A Busybody’s Favorite
Everybody knows a busybody or has a snooping neighbor—if you don’t know someone like this, it’s probably you! Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is a fantastic novel-in-verse for busybodies everywhere, featuring a broad cast of characters portrayed with all of the details we love to snoop on.
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Hip before its time: Ulysses
The great classics of literature tend to be a bit intimidating, but when you get past that “Great Classic” aura, some of them are surprisingly hip and relatable! This month we’ll be getting into the holiday spirit by putting the LIT into LITerature (and maybe finding some gifts!), starting with a personal favorite of mine—James…
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Quick Guide and User Manual by Epson (Revised)
I am choosing this opportune (?) moment to post a revised edition of the review of my printer’s user manual I did in the early days of this blog. As I attempt to complete the paper counterpart to my master’s project, ye olde printer is causing me no end of grief.
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Ulysses
When you mention banned books, a lot of people tend to think about the great classics of literature which, for one reason or another, have suffered from censorship at some point during their publication. This is somewhat unfortunate, as the emphasis on banned classics can overshadow the challenges faced by books currently being published which…
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Abstract
No real post this week; I’ve been busy fighting a cold while simultaneously trying to write up the process paper for the Database of Demons and Death Gods.
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Trick or Treat
At long last, Halloween is upon us, and I am excited to announce the launch of a new part of Short & Sweet: the Database of Demons and Death Gods (DODG), a database of stories about death gods and demons from around the world.
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Top 5 Ghost Dramas
I previously reviewed 10 chilling ghost dramas to keep you cool this past summer. Rather than rerun the whole post in the month-long Halloween special, I’m just highlighting my 5 favorites from that post with some new material, all of which will make excellent watching during this Halloween season.
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Monster by Christopher Pike
It’s officially October: the month of Halloween, and here at Short & Sweet, we’re celebrating by re-running our best spooky posts. First up: Monster by Christopher Pike.
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Happy Banned Books Week!
It’s Banned Books Week, so we are taking the week off at Short & Sweet to celebrate our freedom to read. Join us by reading your favorite banned book (mine is Ulysses by James Joyce) or reading a new one from this list of the top 100 banned books from 2000-2009 from ALA.
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10 Gripping Crime Dramas to Keep You Up at Night
This week: 10 crime dramas so compelling that you will keep watching…and watching…and watching…until you’re staying up at night and seeing them even in your dreams.
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