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Separated by 150 Years, Redemption Made a Good Story

The Count of Monte Cristo (1844) I loved reading Alexander Dumas’ story of Edmond Dantès’ life, highlighting themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness. When thinking about it, overnight, I realized that the positive inverse of the story was portrayed in the 1994 film,”The … Continue reading

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The Machine Stops…

Written in 1909 I want this fact to sink in: 109 years ago, E.M. Forster sat down to write a science fiction short story. In it he envisioned a world of people living underground after ‘something’ makes living above ground … Continue reading

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