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William Augustus
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Grew up in a cult / now I’m in seminary
I love my family & my dog
Christian Nationalism Sucks
Fight Against Fascism
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I probably shouldn’t be surprised by how good this book is, but I’m truly stunned. Excellently written and, to my own astonishment, a beautiful piece of literature. This might take the place of my favorite book of all time.
📖 The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
An iPad with a digital copy of The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty sits on a table next to a cup of coffee.
February 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 20
“All Is Not Lost” The Brilliance
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Album cover of All Is Not Lost by The Brilliance
January 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19
“Yield” Pearl Jam
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Album cover of Yield by Pearl Jam
January 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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“For the kids who wake up hungry in those dark places every day, who’ve lost their families to poverty and pain pills, whose caseworkers keep losing their files, who feel invisible, or wish they were: this book is for you.”
-Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead is a masterpiece.
January 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 18
Dizzy Up the Girl by The Goo Goo Dolls
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Album cover of Dizzy Up the Girl by The Goo Goo Dolls
January 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 17
Caedmon’s Call
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The album cover to the self titled debut from Caedmon’s Call
January 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 16
Third Eye Blind
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Album cover to Third Eye Blind’s self titled album
January 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 15
Vitalogy - Pearl Jam
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Album cover of Vitalogy by Pearl Jam
January 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 14
Audioslave
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The album cover for Audioslave’s self titled album.
January 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Ahh man. The swimming pool is closed.
A frozen swimming pool surrounded by snow with a sign chained to the deep end ladder saying “swimming pool closed”
January 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 13
“Jesus Freak” by DC Talk
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The album cover of “Jesus Freak” by DC Talk
January 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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After finishing Tolkien’s Tree and Leaf, I read the essay by @www.jrrjokien.com about Leaf by Niggle and it was excellent! The essay really opened up the short story and gave a lot of valuable context.
The book “JRR Jokien Essays: Vol 1” sits on a table with other books, a laptop, glasses, and an ink pen.
January 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 12
“Strict Joy” by The Swell Season
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Album cover for “Strict Joy” by The Swell Season
January 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 11
“Jagged Little Pill” by Alanis Morissette
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Album cover of “Jagged Little Pill” by Alanis Morissette
January 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 10
“Mercury & Lighting” by John Mark McMillan
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Album cover for “Mercury & Lighting” by John Mark McMillan
January 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Tolkien and coffee are bringing warmth to my soul on this cold and bitter Monday.
A Hopefully Awesome camping mug filled with coffee sits on a bookshelf full of books by JRR Tolkien. A book stands open behind the coffee mug turned to a chapter with the heading “On Fairy Stories”
January 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9
The Diary of Alicia Keys
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Album cover of The Diary of Alicia Keys
January 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
“The Beautiful Letdown” Switchfoot
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Album cover of “The Beautiful Letdown” by Switchfoot
January 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7
“Barton Hollow” The Civil Wars
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Album cover for Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars
January 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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My love for Tolkien began with this set of books that belonged to my dad. I have read these copies many times. I’m grateful that this is something my dad shared with me.
Today is Tolkien’s birthday.
Happy birthday, Professor!
January 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 6
“Much Afraid” Jars of Clay
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Album cover of Much Afraid by Jars of Clay
January 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5
“The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
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Album cover of “The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
January 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Our dog Pearl is determined to stay awake and ring in the new year.
Our little dog Pearl sitting sleepily on the couch with words above her saying - I will stay awake until midnight.
December 31, 2024 at 11:13 PM
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“Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan is my final read of this year. What a remarkable book. I could not recommend it enough.
“Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan sitting on a bookshelf.
December 31, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4
“A Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band” Rich Mullins
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The album cover to A Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band by Rich Mullins
December 31, 2024 at 1:47 PM