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	An Inconvenient Presidency: The Time-Traveling Misadventures of President Al Gore 3.88 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Franklin Pierce in Death of a Vice President 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Insert Coin (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 70) by David Badurina (Goodreads Author), KB Carlisle, John Gorman 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Momentary Lapses into Sanity 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Presidents Day Carol 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unreality Check it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It Came from the Lunchbox really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Brilliance of Gene Wilder’s Wonka

The sad news has circulated that Gene Wilder passed away at the age of 83. He was my favorite. Seriously, just my favorite. He had so many iconic roles in some of terrific movies, but probably the role he is best known for, and will probably forever be remembered for is Willy Wonka.

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Insert Coin (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 70)

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Eric Hamilton said: " Harpy Island by Joshua Ladd went in a slightly different direction. This time, the main character travels into an arcade game in order to save his little brother, who is lost primarily due to the main character's actions. What I love about these stor Harpy Island by Joshua Ladd went in a slightly different direction. This time, the main character travels into an arcade game in order to save his little brother, who is lost primarily due to the main character's actions. What I love about these stories so far is that they capture different parts of nostalgia that are present in old video games, but rarely found now. I liked how each challenge and each item obtained just kind of had this random element to it, but it all sort of works together somehow. I also like how in the story "Harpy Island" sounds like "Help Me, Allen" to the main character. Gotta love that early voice synthesis in old arcades. This was a fun adventure, and I really cared about Allen saving his brother in the end. Very sweet ending.

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Second story- Space Knights at Aldo's Pizza by John Gorman has much in common with the first story. Instead of a made-up video game, the game is the arcade Joust. This story also accurately depicts arcade culture, and the dialogue between the boys made me feel like I was in third grade again. Since Gorman used a real video game, when the kids entered into Joust, I got the feeling it was like to imagine the entire world of a video game behind those pixels. Now, you don't need any imagination when playing a video game, but at least 50%, if not more, of the allure of old video games was the imagination you brought to it.

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First things first, I have a short story appearing in this anthology titled The Void Effect. I suspect it's not kosher to rate a book if you're in a part of it, even if it's only 10%, so I will avoid giving this a rating.

BUT! I just started reading the other stories, and I will update my observations as I read.

The first story is DewDee's Booty by KB Carlisle (which beyond the childish title... which does get explained using 80s/90s arcade high score naming culture) is about a group of boys competing in a pirate-themed arcade game contest, and the discovery of a secret level actually brings the kid into the video game. It captures the nostalgia of arcade culture and the age before the internet when secrets in video games were actual secrets spread by rumor. I enjoyed this first story, and it was a good start to the anthology. ...more "

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The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy

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