Completely off topic, but I want to share this book with you

Whistle
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I just found a complete online copy of ‘Spoon River Anthology’ by Edgar Lee Masters!
I read a shortened version of it back in my high school days, and portrayed several of the characters in a performance with my drama class.
This is a very moving literary work, and I challenge any of you to read just a few excerpts and ever be able to look at your own life in the same way again.
This quote taken from from bartleby.com describes the book very well:

In Masters’s collection of post-mortem autobiographical “epitaphs,” 244 former citizens of the fictional Spoon River, Illinois tell us the truth about their lives—with the honesty no fear of consequences enables.

I’m very much enjoying reading it again, especially since this is the complete version… I hope you will enjoy it too.

http://www.boondocksnet.com/ai/masters/sr/

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My god, Gary, I had completely forgotten about this excellent piece of literature! In fact, I don’t think I’ve even heard it mentioned in the 33 years I’ve been out of high school! Thank you so much for the link!!!

~Larry

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Gary, thanks for the link, it’s always been one of my favorites. I have this horrible vision of hell, all the old residents of Deadwood, from Wild Bill on tell the truth about their lives…to me!