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Justin Teerlinck

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Justin Teerlinck pens odd and beguiling books that combine humor, imagination and sometimes strange critters. He has a keen eye for the surreal and magical in ordinary situations. A lifelong anglophile, he loves 19th century Brit lit, doomed polar expeditions, last stands, and incompetence in the face of chaos. If you don't find him hiking out of the desert after his truck broke down you may find him studying mushrooms in the fern-bedecked wilds of the Pacific Northwest. He is also a mental health occupational therapist who founded therapy departments at two psychiatric hospitals in Washington State. He is currently in private practice.

Teerlinck's work has appeared in Whistling Shade, Double Dare Press, Restroom Ratings, The Cynic Online,
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Justin Teerlinck That's like asking what's the best thing about breathing. It simply is my lifeblood and soul. My emotional and physical survival depends on it. It has…moreThat's like asking what's the best thing about breathing. It simply is my lifeblood and soul. My emotional and physical survival depends on it. It has saved me from dire circumstances many times. It's like a hand, a limb, an extension of my ability to interface with the universe and my imagination.(less)
Justin Teerlinck Writing is nothing worth aspiring to. You must begin with inspiration, with thoughts. Art is first and most important. Craft and voice develop natural…moreWriting is nothing worth aspiring to. You must begin with inspiration, with thoughts. Art is first and most important. Craft and voice develop naturally over time. Do not be afraid to "read" the kind of writer you want to be. Voracious and wide ranging reading strengthens your stylistic repertoire.(less)
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The Complete Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach
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It takes some pretty big avocados to write one--let alone two-utopian novels. I give this author props for his ambition and vision, if not his literary talent.


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Analyzing 911 Homicide Calls by Tracy Harpster
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This book is junk science authored by a guy who enjoys posting racist memes and looking to make a name for himself. It's been used to ruin the lives of many people. He literally wants you to believe people are guilt of murder for saying "thank you" t ...more
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Utopias on Puget Sound, 1885-1915 by Charles P. LeWarne
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This is an important contribution to the study of communitarian colonies around Puget Sound in Washington State. It provides description of the Puget Sound Co-Operative Colony on the Olympic Peninsula, Freedom, Equality, in the north and Burley and H ...more
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Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett
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This is a picture book by an author-illustrator. Elsewhere, I saw her bona fides appended to include "typographer" which makes sense, given her obvious talent for font and typography. The writing, characters, and story in this book are muck. The only ...more
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Saving the Countryside by Linda Elovitz Marshall
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Another ignominious example of the She Said No! genre, which takes women's genius and achievements and dumbs them down with a shellac of feminist revisionist faux-mage, which actually insults the subject it purports to honor. Beatrix Potter was a pol ...more
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The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
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One of the best wordless stories I have ever read. This is no mere collection of quaint images. The storyteller understands, appreciates, and captures the best qualities of childhood: joyful anticipation, imagination, awe and wonder. The storyteller ...more
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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
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This classic tale is a short novella that, despite its diminutive length, dragged and required skimming to get through it. The book is full of contradictions, beginning with the fact that the awful writing is not due to a poor translation (which was ...more
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I usually don't write reviews before finishing books unless I'm giving up on them, but I've felt nothing but joy, reading this book aloud to my girlfriend, and reveling in the wit, wisdom, humor and beautiful observations of the natural world.

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