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Douglas Lewis

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in Beaumont, Texas, The United States

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Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Science Fiction

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July 2012

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Douglas Lewis grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, where his sense of humor was honed by being raised in a middle-class family, attending public schools, and being told at a young age that his hometown was #3 on the list of Soviet nuclear targets. He was first published in high school, where his dark, ironic, angsty poetry was included in the school's yearly literary magazine. Flush with royalty money, he attended Texas Christian University, where he graduated in 1984 with a degree in biology, a minor in philosophy, and unwarranted optimism. Four years later, Douglas graduated from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - internationally recognized as a medical school with a name that seems a bit too wordy. For well over four yea ...more

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The Wombat Review

A reviewer named "Brad" who goes by "Wombat" has written a favorable review of To Cure the Humans! (Link to the reviewer's blog and the full review is below)

I couldn't be happier - because of both the positive review and the fact that I'm sort of fond of wombats. I'm not at liberty to discuss the details.

Here's a snippet: "Yes, comparisons to (Douglas) Adams are tossed around quite a lot these day Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 12, 2013 14:53 • Tags: comedy, humor, review, satire, to-cure-the-humans

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To Cure the Humans!

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