>They say they aren’t “Disneyfying” Dickens, but how else can you describe a theme park dedicated to Charles Dickens? I’m not saying I wouldn’t visit, understand; Disneyland is fun. And the world could use more Dickens, so why not? Maybe it will even stimulate reading . . .
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I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.Related Posts
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>I simply can’t wait for the Bleak House Waiting Room, the Fagin Cafe, and the Mr. Micawber Ferris Wheel. Oscar Wilde said, “It takes a man with a heart of stone not to laugh at the death of Little Nell.”