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My Middle Name

Aaron Audley Forringer.  My first name is biblical, Aaron, it means ‘mountain of strength’ or ‘exalted’ or ‘strong’.  Aaron was also the first priest in the Levitical order for the Hebrew people.  And how did he, Aaron this lowly slave… Read More ›

Shorter

I like young girls. Their stories are shorter. Tom McGuane Thomas Francis McGuane III (born December 11, 1939) is an American writer. His work includes ten novels, short fiction and screenplays, as well as three collections of essays devoted to his… Read More ›

Stories

Stories and narratives are one of the most powerful things in humanity. They’re devices for dealing with the chaotic danger of existence.   Wes Craven Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, writer,… Read More ›

Stories

An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship – it is a crime against our nature as human beings.  Salman Rushdie Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie FRSL (born 19 June 1947) is a British Indian novelist and essayist. His second novel, Midnight’s… Read More ›