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John Scheck has lived in four countries on three continents. In no particular order, these include eight years in Lower Queen Anne in Seattle; the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru, during a university program; the Glyfada area of greater Athens, Greece, as part of his short and distinguished service in the U.S. Air Force; and now the Ruzafa neighborhood in sunny Valencia, Spain, is home.

His humor essays have appeared on several websites and magazines, as well as National Lampoon's Not Fit for Print. He writes crime fiction and other stuff.
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How To Be Alone by Nicole  Antoinette
"5 Stars for How To Be Alone: an 800-mile hike on the Arizona Trail (paperback) by Nicole Antoinette.

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It took time for the music to fade. I kept catching wisps of it in the air shaft, behind walls and ceilings, under bathwater. Echoes travelled the pipes and wallpapered chutes, the bricked-up flues and dark hallways. Mrs. Kubiac’s bui" Read more of this review »
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“A winner never quits and a quitter can get a partial refund on that gym membership you never use.”
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“Either lead, follow, or sit down and have a glass of wine with one of these dates wrapped in bacon. Delicious!”
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“Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies close to an open window on the tenth floor.”
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“Either lead, follow, or sit down and have a glass of wine with one of these dates wrapped in bacon. Delicious!”
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“A winner never quits and a quitter can get a partial refund on that gym membership you never use.”
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“Making the impossible not happen is easier than you think.”
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“The mail between Europe and the USA is so slow and unreliable that I have started to preface my letters with ‘By the time you read this, I may already be dead’ instead of ‘Dear So-and-So.”
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“As an atheist, when you ask me to pray for something it’s like asking me to blow on the dice so you can roll a lucky seven.”
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