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What if Salinger had Listened to His Dad and Become a Cheese and Meat Importer?
What if Salinger had Listened to His Dad and Become a Cheese and Meat Importer?
By Freddie Moore
October 03, 2013

We explore the darkest possible outcome of J.D. Salinger’s life: that in which he ditches writing for a job as a meat and cheese importer.

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland
Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

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The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft
The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

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The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still
The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.

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