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Come for the Denver airport conspiracy theories. Stay for the lizard-people meet-cute.

White Trash Warlock (The Adam Binder Novels Book 1) by David R. Slayton

July 19, 2023 by carmelpie 1 Comment

“You’re a sword-wielding being of immense power, an immortal. And you’re teasing me.” “Yes, I am,” she said. “What use would I have for a mortal soul?” “I don’t know,” he said. “I’m not some sort of petty hoarder,” she said. “Not like dragons.” ― David R. Slayton, White Trash Warlock CBR15Bingo: North America square Adam Binder has been on his own for as long as he can remember. Disturbing visions have plagued him his entire life, the intensity peaking during his adolescence. Eventually, his […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: American South, american supernatural tales, cbr15bingo, David R. Slayton, Denver, institutionalization, occult, queer protagonist

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: American South, american supernatural tales, cbr15bingo, David R. Slayton, Denver, institutionalization, occult, queer protagonist ·
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“How does a government steal a child and then imprison him? How does it keep it a secret? This is how.”

January 4, 2023 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

A very good and heartbreaking book to start the year with. Lemn Sissay’s powerful memoir My Name Is Why details his time in British foster care and shows the casual cruelty of the authoritarian system he was placed in. He had to fight the government for thirty years to get access to his records and he uses the paper trail of comments by his social worker, reports on his progress, and other pieces of the puzzle to show the gaps in the record and how […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: child abuse, foster care, institutionalization, post WWII Britain, Racism, systemic racism

Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: child abuse, foster care, institutionalization, post WWII Britain, Racism, systemic racism ·
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