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Mark Stevens
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David Foster Wallace, “Infinite Jest”
Note to Footnote: I “read” this as an audiobook. But I bought a copy, too, so I could stick Post-It Notes when I came across a cool part. There are lots of cool parts. ++ Narrator Sean Pratt is an … Continue reading →
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No Lie Lasts Forever
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2025
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The Fireballer
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2023
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Antler Dust (The Allison Coil Mystery Series Book 1)
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2007
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Buried by the Roan (Allison Coil, #2)
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2011
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Trapline (An Allison Coil Mystery, 3)
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2014
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Lake of Fire
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2015
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The Melancholy Howl (Allison Coil Mystery #5)
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2018
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Note to Footnote: I “read” this as an audiobook. But I bought a copy, too, so I could stick Post-It Notes when I came across a cool part. There are lots of cool parts. ++ Narrator Sean Pratt is an absolute genius. The reading of Infinite Jest is a marvel ...more |
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Probably the best thing about London Falling is that you will have no idea where it’s going. Patrick Raden Keefe takes the death of 19-year-old Zac Brettler and digs down through layer after layer of issues and angles. London Falling is a story of one ...more |
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Told with one of the most relaxed, understated writing styles I’ve read in a long time, The Light Pirate is a matter-of-fact novel about the watery, wet future along Florida’s coast. Future, but it could be now. It is now. Waters are rising about an i ...more |
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A taut gem, cautionary tale, and imaginative retelling all in one, PNOKO is brilliant, fun read full of surprises. The title? Say it fast over and over, spelling the letters. PN0K0 becomes Pinocchio, the name invented by Carlo Collodi back in 1853. Wh ...more |
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| About mid-way through The Ones in the Corner, a character named Mr. Friendly is explaining to our struggling hero Ben Duffy what happened the previous night when the car he was driving—and this is all happening during the early days of the ride-share ...more | |
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t’s one of those stories you might have forgotten—three deaths in a sweat lodge. That is, three deaths in a sweat lodge run by a self-help super star. That is, three deaths in a fake sweat lodge near Sedona, Arizona run by James Arthur Ray, a guy who w ...more |
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It might be a weird thing to praise about a book, but the structure of Jennifer Hillier’s Jar of Hearts is truly a little bit of genius. Hillier knows how to set a hook. And she knows how to tease. And tease some more. And that’s all while building ch ...more |
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Eli Knapp is as funny as he is observant, which makes In The Crosswinds an easy, engaging read. Knapp is self-effacing, deeply passionate, and runs around the world looking for birds with a childlike curiosity. As the subtitle “birds, humans, and the ...more |
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Some thrillers are so high concept that their feet never touch the ground. That’s not a problem whatsoever in Jennifer Hillier’s Little Secrets. The story is steeped in the moment. The story is listed as “a novel” and that’s the right call because Lit ...more |
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“Baseball can’t guard against any of those wrinkles or the delicate psychology of these precious athletic minds. Baseball is a humbling game, they say.”
― The Fireballer
― The Fireballer
“A lesson, please,” said Vic. “You might not be around to hold my hand the next time I bring down an elk.” “You’ve taken your kill for this season, mister,” Allison said. “If you learn how to do this right, you can hold one of your buddies’ hands.” She looked”
― Antler Dust
― Antler Dust
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“The difference between a regular Catholic education and a Jesuit education is the difference between the army and the marines.”
― The Heart of Darkness Club
― The Heart of Darkness Club
“Work/Loaf Ratio”...I have spent fourteen years perfecting... I won't bore you with a long-winded explanation of the “W/LR” save to say that it is an algebraic formula of such complex numeric subtlety that it can be understood only by mathematicians and hobos.”
― The Heart of Darkness Club
― The Heart of Darkness Club
“I didn't offer to help him carry any of his stuff. That's the unwritten code between cabbies and movers.... It's his punishment for tricking the cab driver into playing Mayflower, because he knows he's not going to give you a tip, and so do you.”
― The Heart of Darkness Club
― The Heart of Darkness Club
“I began to parse the sentence. This is what English majors do. It's what we're trained to do. We don't know how to do anything else, except drive cabs.”
― The Heart of Darkness Club
― The Heart of Darkness Club
“One thing I had learned in college was that if you ever had a question about truth, reality, or the meaning of existence, read a novel by Albert Camus. Pretty soon you'll be so baffled you'll forget the question.”
― The Heart of Darkness Club
― The Heart of Darkness Club
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Jan 25, 2023 05:50AM
Phil -- Try Mark54.Stevens@gmail.com I gotta head back to Mancos on Friday morning, the 3rd. Head back early .... Alas. What about Tuesday the 31st?
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Mark wrote: "Philip Chip wrote: "Mark wrote: "Philip Chip wrote: "Hey Mark! Wow, look at you! Congrats on all the great books. Still have my autographed copy of Antler Dust. What do you recommend I read next of..."Coffee sounds good, would have come to see you at TC but going to a concert that night. Friday AM the 3rd? Is there a way to PM on here? Last email I have for you is dpsk12.org ;-)
Philip Chip wrote: "Mark wrote: "Philip Chip wrote: "Hey Mark! Wow, look at you! Congrats on all the great books. Still have my autographed copy of Antler Dust. What do you recommend I read next of yours?"Hey Phil! ..." I would love to. I am actually going to be in Denver next week (we live in SW Colorado now). Event at Tattered Cover Thursday night (McGregor Square) for The Fireballer ... 6 PM on Feb. 2. Let me know if you have time for coffee during the week?
Mark wrote: "Philip Chip wrote: "Hey Mark! Wow, look at you! Congrats on all the great books. Still have my autographed copy of Antler Dust. What do you recommend I read next of yours?"Hey Phil! Regards, rega..."
I'm doing great! Should grab a drink sometime and catch up. I will give one of those two a read, maybe Fireballer since opening day is just around the corner. Go Rox, sigh ;-)
Philip Chip wrote: "Hey Mark! Wow, look at you! Congrats on all the great books. Still have my autographed copy of Antler Dust. What do you recommend I read next of yours?"Hey Phil! Regards, regards. Well I think The Fireballer is a different flavor, but seems to be doing pretty well. Maybe take a look and see if it might be up your alley? Otherwise, book two in the mystery series is Buried by The Roan. Hope you're well!
Hey Mark! Wow, look at you! Congrats on all the great books. Still have my autographed copy of Antler Dust. What do you recommend I read next of yours?
Good early morning Mark, thanks for the welcome and have a great weekend too!
Not me, Sherrie -- no MFA in my pocket. I would have loved the chance to pursue one, but it's not me. Cheers !Mark
Hey, finally someone I know! Well, sort of. You are the Mark Stevens who got his MFA from NU in CW, right?
Thanks much for including me among your goodreads freinds, Mark. Want to wish you the very best in all.Namaste, jesse
Nice to find someone else who thinks highly of Jane Eyre and A Tale of Two Cities. :^)
Nice to find someone else who thinks highly of Jane Eyre and A Tale of Two Cities. :^)
Hey Mark... It's good to be with you on Goodreads...Terry
Hi Mark,Thanks for befriending me here as well as in real-life!
- Beth