This Average Life

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Craft Book Review: Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction by Benjamin Percy

Craft Book Review: Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction by Benjamin Percy

“Q: What’s the key to suspense? A: I’ll tell you later.”

Thrill Me by Benjamin Percy

My first exposure to Benjamin Percy came through Iowa State University. I wasn’t a student of his. I left Ames a few years prior to his arrival. I kept up with the English department news and saw an article about him. I remember reading about Percy and sensing a missed opportunity.

In him, I sensed a…

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Book Review: Stephen Graham Jones's The Only Good Indians

Book Review: Stephen Graham Jones’s The Only Good Indians

“When the whole world hurts, you bite it, don’t you?”

Stephen Graham Jones

Stephen Graham Jones has been a favorite of mine for quite some time, and his latest novel, The Only Good Indians is no exception.

If you are familiar with Jones, you probably know his writing as alternating moments of beauty and brutality. This is the case in Jones’s latest novel, the story of a group of young…

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Mama Mia at Theatre Lawrence. https://www.instagram.com/jackcampbelljr/p/BywMv_2AT9a/?igshid=puzph6ngzq2a

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Penny, waiting on her ice cream. https://www.instagram.com/jackcampbelljr/p/BwqdlQMAAB6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1con89fhzrlyu

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Reading outside by the fire. Spring is coming. https://www.instagram.com/jackcampbelljr/p/BvIWioDgldU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ejlqkjgosl42

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Sunday afternoon Magic with my son. https://www.instagram.com/jackcampbelljr/p/BvH4ChEAXiR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=144dbjg4z6afm

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Faulkner and bourbon seem like a solid combination https://www.instagram.com/jackcampbelljr/p/Bups5C9gV6A/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=id4e4s0y7umy

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My son never wants to play outside unless it is miserably cold and snowing. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs0z_sWFKwl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zrtu3m081pkk

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My sister got us Moscow mule shot glasses so we are having miniature Moscow mules. https://www.instagram.com/p/Br899wzFxyD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cusc9cy43vvt

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My presents from my wife and kid. https://www.instagram.com/p/BrrB26XlkO1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1d946lqk0zan5

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Getting ready for Annie at Theatre Lawrence. https://www.instagram.com/p/BrY7ZxdliLT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i87vc3nr49mx

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Seasonal decor. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqyVF8lgqub/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zl9mly4mws51

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This year's tree. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqyUFsNA9IL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rkq5oo4fjciy

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I tried smoking a canned ham. We'll see how it goes. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqfIuaclSAj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5wrmdpe4popo

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Waiting for Neil Gaiman to take the stage. (at Lied Center of Kansas - Performing Arts Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYjHBHldrR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dyxhs5e1pkiv

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Taking it back to 1995 with a new Smashing Pumpkins hoodie. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqOAgpqFhH5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18u6qihgjj9hi

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We brewed absinthe using kits we got at Ren Fest. It took a month. This one is Green Fairy. The other is Valhalla. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqEA3Mtloif/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f617f9wgupo2