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		<title>Smallville (9.06) &#8211; &#8220;Crossfire&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My review of &#8220;Crossfire,&#8221; the sixth episode of Smallville this season, is up at Pop Syndicate. Check it out!
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		<title>Contract signed, book on its way!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My book about my ancestor, Sir Charles Douglas, will be coming out very soon. More details later.
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		<title>Smallville (9.05) &#8211; &#8220;Roulette&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My review of &#8220;Roulette,&#8221; the fifth episode of Smallville this season, is up at Pop Syndicate. Check it out!
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		<title>Blackbeard: Legend of the Pyrate King</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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I picked up Blackbeard: Legend of the Pyrate King #1 from Dynamite Entertainment yesterday, and, man, was it good. As a naval historian, comic book reader/creator, and pirate fan, it was the perfect story for me: well-written, well-drawn, and a cover by none other than John Cassaday! The story is by Greg Halle and Eduardo Sanchez (of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=christophervalin.wordpress.com&blog=3662416&post=427&subd=christophervalin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Read Child of Fire!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You really should check out Harry Connolly&#8217;s debut novel, Child of Fire. I&#8217;m recommending it to everyone I know, including YOU now! Get it online or at you local book store. You won&#8217;t be disappointed.
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		<title>Another week, another contest&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in the midst of another writing contest, this time the Screenwriting Expo&#8217;s Cyberspace Open. It started with a prompt at 5:00 p.m. on a Friday, and we had until 9:00 a.m. Monday to turn in a five-page scene. I got a high enough score to make it to the quarterfinals, and Round Two was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=christophervalin.wordpress.com&blog=3662416&post=422&subd=christophervalin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cool Article at Newton&#8217;s Cradle Site</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The guys making the Newton&#8217;s Cradle movie have a cool article up at their site about why Wizards and technology don&#8217;t mix. Check it out here: Newton&#8217;s Cradle Movie.
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		<title>Kirk vs Picard &#8211; Part 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, the thrilling conclusion to the Kirk vs Picard script, Part 4: &#8220;A Good Day to Die,&#8221; is up HERE. Enjoy.
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		<title>Kirk vs Picard &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kirk vs Picard Part 2 by Eugene Ramos is now up HERE.
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		<title>Kirk vs Picard &#8211; Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Part 2 writer and grand prize winner Eugene Ramos, I now have all four parts of the Star Trek: Kirk vs Picard script from Fanlib.com, and will be posting them as I have the time. Part 1 is up now!
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