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By MPL Staff on Jun 23, 2014 12:36 PM

The Gospel of Z by Stephen Graham Jones 10 years after the zombie apocalypse, humans live a guarded existence behind walls and fences and survive by creating monsters of their own. Jory Grey, an ex-biology teacher works in assembling these creatures. Trying to find his lost love, Jory uncovers the true nature of the plague and the reasons behind it. A different take on the zombie…

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The bubble houses of Wallace Neff are something to behold indeed. Take a look...

By MPL Staff on Jun 20, 2014 10:19 AM

  Weird white bubbles of concrete, these houses look more like science fiction than suburban subdivision. No Nails, No Lumber by Jeffrey Head shows the beauty and versatility of Neff 's design. The first bubble houses were built in Falls Church, VA during World War II as housing for government families. The small community was nicknamed “Igloo Village” because all the houses are odd white domes. After…

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Song of Napalm by Bruce Weigl

By MPL Staff on Jun 18, 2014 10:05 AM

The Vietnam War is over. But is it? After experiencing Bruce Weigl’s collection of poems titled Song of Napalm, I realized that the war is still very much alive in the minds of some folks who participated. Weigl, an Army veteran and recipient of the Bronze Star, uses vivid language and imagery to share his feelings of pain, loss and personal hell.  This is potent…

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