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Blood and Guts and Brains

Posted on 19 February, 2013 by William V. Burns

Writing about those who stand in defense of their country is a challenge. If you’re close to your subject, if you’ve lived it, then you may have trouble stepping back to gain perspective. If you have never served, then you … Continue reading →

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The Point

Posted on 31 October, 2011 by William V. Burns

It was another pointless day at my community college. The usual agitators in my English 204 class had started a discussion which ranged far off its original course, and finally degenerated into an argument about that old cliche: If you … Continue reading →

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Watch Us Sweat

Posted on 15 October, 2011 by William V. Burns

National Novel Writing Month (hereafter NaNoWriMo) is a yearly contest to write an entire novel in just 30 days – November – from scratch – you start writing on November 1st, and stop no later than midnight November 30th. Yes, … Continue reading →

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