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A former English professor, Jennifer now writes about classic movies for Examiner.com and her own blog, Virtual Virago. She has degrees in English from Agnes Scott College, Georgia Southern University, and Auburn University. She also writes introductions to literary classics and works in popular culture studies.

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Jennifer C. Garlen My first novel will be out soon! It's a classic fantasy story about a young boy who is adopted and raised by a dragon. WIERM'S EGG has been really exc…moreMy first novel will be out soon! It's a classic fantasy story about a young boy who is adopted and raised by a dragon. WIERM'S EGG has been really exciting to write, and I'm looking forward to sharing it with readers.(less)
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2025 Movie Log in Review

Happy New Year! As is traditional, I start the new year off with a review of all the movies I watched in the previous year. Often these are movies I have seen before, especially seasonal family favorites that we return to every year, but you'll also find the list sprinkled with new releases, classics I watched for the first time this year, and lots of movies from the last few decades that I decide

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SciFi and Fantasy...: March 2015 Fantasy Theme Nominations: New Release 24 144 Dec 27, 2014 09:56AM  
Charlotte Brontë
“Reader, I married him.”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Robert A. Heinlein
“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
Robert A. Heinlein

Lewis Carroll
“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Mae West
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
Mae West

Oscar Wilde
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
Oscar Wilde

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