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Larry Denninger

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Larry, originally from Rochester, New York, currently lives in Michigan with his wife and family. Songs for Clara is his debut novel. More are on their way.

Larry is Catholic, a classically trained pianist, a composer, plays golf and D&D too often for his own good, and loves to people watch and then write about them.

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Larry Denninger I most certainly am! (Don't forget - we were comic book collaborators too. Long live Star Rider!) The novel has quite a few shout outs to the old hood…moreI most certainly am! (Don't forget - we were comic book collaborators too. Long live Star Rider!) The novel has quite a few shout outs to the old hood, as well as other Rochester locales.

Great to hear from you - haven't heard from many Sacred Heart and Aquinas friends over the years. I hope you and your family have been doing well. (less)
Larry Denninger I try to power through it, and when that doesn't work, I'll do another activity such as exercise, play piano, or work on a different project. Eventual…moreI try to power through it, and when that doesn't work, I'll do another activity such as exercise, play piano, or work on a different project. Eventually the dam breaks, and I get back in the flow.(less)
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I'm treating March as my personal NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, for those who are unfamiliar), but without focusing on the word count - which is a false representation of progress, imho. What's the point of churning out 50,000 words in a month, if 50% of them are the wrong ones?

That being said, I need the external catalyst to gain and maintain momentum - and I have a Muse to kick my as Read more of this blog post »
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4/2/26: reading for the 4th time. Notice something new every time.

My second most favorite Tim Powers' novel - third time I've read it. Listened to this on Audible, and Simon Prebble did a fantastic job, especially Philby's stutter.

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“To Mom -

Whose love of classical music moved me, and love of God changed me.”
Larry Denninger, Songs for Clara

“The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, and the young know everything.”
Oscar Wilde, Epigrams; Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young

“It isn't so much that liberals are ignorant. It's just that they know so many things that aren't so.”
Ronald Reagan

“It isn't often that Aunt Dahlia lets her angry passions rise, but when she does, strong men climb trees and pull them up after them.”
P.G. Wodehouse, Right Ho, Jeeves

“A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us.”
St. Antony the Great

“Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament … There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

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