April 2010

Bryan Allain’s “Top Ten Reasons I Love TV”

by Shawn April 30, 2010

For those of you who have never read Bryan Allain’s blog, do yourselves a favor and get on over there (after you read this post).  I met Bryan after we moved back here to Lancaster, and he’s been kind enough to mentor me through the blogging process.  We often meet up for breakfast and daydream [...]

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Everyday Absurdities

by Shawn April 29, 2010

As I finished reading through Tyler Stanton‘s book, Everyday Absurdities, a few random thoughts came to mind. 1) Why did he stop at 97 pages? He had me laughing out loud and should have kept going. 2) Why are there 6 blank pages in the back? These would have provided an ideal canvas for more [...]

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A Tirade In Which I Use the Word “Castrating”

by Shawn April 28, 2010

Problem #1 – This well-dressed dude kept showing up, just about everywhere that I went. Problem #2 – A lot of the things he said made sense to me. Problem #3 – He just wouldn’t shut up. “Is it really fair for you to live out this little dream at the expense of your kids?” [...]

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Reciting Greek Epics, or a Fork In The Eye

by Shawn April 27, 2010

First, a couple of announcements – the winner of last week’s Imaginary Jesus contest is Andy McCollough.  Congratulations Andy!  Just let me know where you would like your copy of Imaginary Jesus sent (em me at shawnsmucker@yahoo.com) Secondly, Tuesday’s are normally reserved for Tuesday’s Top Ten, but we’re switching things up a little this week.  [...]

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The Return of the Guy Who Gives Bad Names

by Shawn April 26, 2010

We arrived at my parent’s house late that night, about 10:00, and the place was dark and empty.  Mom and Dad were on a trip to Africa, and my only sister still living at home was at a friend’s house.  It felt like a lot of other nights arriving at mom and dad’s house, except [...]

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Embracing Your Inner Weird

by Shawn April 23, 2010

This is a guest post by author Matt Mikalatos.  For a review of his book, “Imaginary Jesus”, check out yesterday’s post.  Now take it away Matt! Embracing Your Inner Weird I finally had an agent on the phone.  He loved my proposal and hated my sample chapters.  “I can tell you’re a deeply weird person,” [...]

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Imaginary Jesus

by Shawn April 22, 2010

“You’re so afraid of your imagination,” Pete said. “You never use it for good things because you’re worried you’ll end up imagining something pornographic. You need to get control of yourself. The imagination can be purified like any other part of you.” -Imaginary Jesus As some of you may know, on Thursdays I generally review [...]

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