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Key 16 The Tower, 2012 Syracuse University

Key 16 The Tower

Syracuse University Magazine

The Man Behind Mongo

Think of the rich tradition of mystery serial novels and Spade and Hammer are certain to come to mind. But Mongo? That is the moniker of George Chesbro'sheroic protaganist, the dwarf detective with a doctoratein criminology who has starred in seven Chesbronovels. A 1962 SU graduate in special education, Chesbro taught mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed students near his Nyack, New York, home until 1979, when he began writing full-time. He has written 16 books, including the "Mangos": Shadow of a Broken Man (1977), City of Whispering Stone(1978), An Affair of Sorcerers (1979), The Beasts of …


Alligators In Academe, 2012 Syracuse University

Alligators In Academe

Syracuse University Magazine

Mystery is only one of the genres in which prolific writer Richard Hammer dabbles. lrue, he has won two Edgar Allan Poe Awards, but he has also written about the Vietnam War, politics, the civil rights movement, and other events of our times. He is a former New York Times reporter who has published also in many magazines. He wrote and narrated the film Interviews With My-Lai veterans, which won an Academy Award for best documentary. Both Ed gars came in the true crime category, for The Vatican Connection (1982) and The CBS Murders (1987). Other nonfiction works include Betwem …


Killed Top To Bottom, 2012 Syracuse University

Killed Top To Bottom

Syracuse University Magazine

Lnle do the well-meaning faculty members of Whitten College understand that TV executive Matt Cobb is, in truth, a high-level corporate snoop and trouble-shooter. Cobb is the protaganist of five novels by William DeAndrea. A sixth is coming soon. The fictitious Whitten College, the town of Sewanka, and some of the characters featured in this story were first created for DeAndrea's Killed \o/'ith a Passion, published in 1983. Other Cobb books are Killed in the Ratings (1978), Killed in the Aa(1981), Passion, Killed on the Ice (1984), and Killed in Paradise (1988; due in paperback this summer). DeAndrea is the …


Science Fiction And Fantasy: The Cosmic Players, Kristin Laughtin-Dunker 2012 Chapman University

Science Fiction And Fantasy: The Cosmic Players, Kristin Laughtin-Dunker

Library Presentations, Posters, and Audiovisual Materials

This presentation gives an overview of science fiction and fantasy, including its origins, the prominent writers in each era, and its many subgenres and variations.


Rocky Mountain Refuge: Constructing "Colorado" In Science Fiction, Carl Abbott 2012 Portland State University

Rocky Mountain Refuge: Constructing "Colorado" In Science Fiction, Carl Abbott

Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations

Colorado has long functioned in American culture as the epitome of the American West, identified both as a safe refuge and as a place for starting over. This essay examines the ways in which writers of speculative fiction have drawn on Colorado's historically constructed identity as the setting for stories of refuge and retreat. The discussion examines parallels in the use of the Colorado setting by sf writers Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, Walter M. Miller, Jr., Leigh Brackett, and Ursula K. LeGuin, by political novelist Ayn Rand, and by mainstream thriller writers Stephen King and Justin Cronin. The …


¡Escriba! ¡Write! Volume 10, June 2012, Hostos Community College Library 2012 City University of New York (CUNY)

¡Escriba! ¡Write! Volume 10, June 2012, Hostos Community College Library

¡Escriba!

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American Cuerpos, Devan Schwartz 2012 Portland State University

American Cuerpos, Devan Schwartz

Dissertations and Theses

On election night 2008, a child is conceived by two Barack Obama campaign staffers--Daniel from Seattle, Anza from Honduras. American Cuerpos is a novel about the body and the body politic, about what it means to give birth through the eyes of both mother and father.


The Eye Of The Elephant, Lindsay H. Allen 2012 LSU New Orleans

The Eye Of The Elephant, Lindsay H. Allen

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

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You're Among Friends, Denise Dirks 2012 University of New Orleans

You're Among Friends, Denise Dirks

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

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Are You Still Listening?, Alden Eagle 2012 University of New Orleans

Are You Still Listening?, Alden Eagle

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

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Ugly Love, Kevin Kish 2012 University of New Orleans

Ugly Love, Kevin Kish

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

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The Damage Done And Other Stories, Jamie Larson 2012 University of New Orleans

The Damage Done And Other Stories, Jamie Larson

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

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The Weight Of Water And Other Stories, Lindsay Maples 2012 University of New Orleans

The Weight Of Water And Other Stories, Lindsay Maples

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

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Assunta And A Bag Of Food, Michael C. Vocino 2012 University of Rhode Island

Assunta And A Bag Of Food, Michael C. Vocino

Technical Services Faculty Publications

Life in the Mezzogiorno of Italy in the town of San Nicandro Garganico. The author briefly ponders his aging.


Interview With Jeff Rasley, Kris Wampler, Jeff Rasley 2012 Butler University

Interview With Jeff Rasley, Kris Wampler, Jeff Rasley

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Interview with Kris Wampler for Kris Wampler’s Blog about the author’s experience writing, publishing, and marketing his books.


Fantasy Revisited: A Writer's Escape From The Bindings Of Reality, Victoria Page 2012 Morehead State University

Fantasy Revisited: A Writer's Escape From The Bindings Of Reality, Victoria Page

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A project thesis submitted to the faculty of Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in the Department of English at Morehead State University by Victoria Page in May of 2012.


Snowflake, Lisa Knoppe 2012 Lindenwood University

Snowflake, Lisa Knoppe

Arrow Rock

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The Fairytale, Devinne Walters 2012 Lindenwood University

The Fairytale, Devinne Walters

Arrow Rock

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Light, Natalie Bridgmon 2012 Lindenwood University

Light, Natalie Bridgmon

Arrow Rock

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The Pull, Lisa Knoppe 2012 Lindenwood University

The Pull, Lisa Knoppe

Arrow Rock

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