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Author: Darnell Cureton

A middle aged man at the crossroads of life. Expressing my personality through technology and creative writing.

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Teddy ordered the expensive dark Irish ale and a shot of top-shelf whiskey from Saturn’s Ring, an out-of-the-way bar on the moon. He’d done his homework. Very few people visited this place. No sports holograms, no avatar pool, or 3D board games. Just booze and finger food. The menu was vegetarian since animal protein was illegal on most outposts. A…

The Sympathizer – by Viet Thanh Nguyen

After my book club discussed  this wonderful book, I decided to post my thoughts about it today. A half French, half Vietnamese child felt out of place in both cultures. He works as a communist double agent during the Vietnam War. Living in America after the fall of Saigon, he continues reporting back to his Communist leaders in Vietnam, from…