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MagicLand: A Novel

MagicLand: A Novel

A feel-good dystopian novel? Welcome to MagicLand. “A bracing dystopian tale that deftly mixes magic, evolution, and romance.”― Kirkus Reviews

2021

White, Charles E.

White, Charles E.

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Oct 16, 2021

Charles Bastille on Medium

An index of my Medium articles you probably missed

Charles Bastille on Medium

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Nov 13, 2023

Fiction by Charles Bastille on Medium

With a cheesy Table Of Contents!

Fiction by Charles Bastille on Medium

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Ruminato

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2d ago

Lessons from the Graham Platner Fiasco

Warning: This is a story about the trauma of sexual assault

Lessons from the Graham Platner Fiasco

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4d ago

The Clear and Present Danger of the First Amendment

The Patriot Front and the image of innocent defiance

Woman looking anxious as she’s surrounded by Patriotic Front lunatics

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Jun 26

While the U.S. Fiddles, the World Burns

We can’t make progress on anything while we are stuck in Trumpland

While the U.S. Fiddles, the World Burns

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Jun 24

Take Pride in These Gay Penguins from Lincoln Park

But beware: This is not a scandal-free zone

Two penguins hugging

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Jun 21

I Don’t Care How Many MAGA Women There Are

The Trump regime has its own twisted version of DEI hiring

Lindsey Galligan popping up in front of a table full of men and whatever Trump is called these days.

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Jun 15

The Kennedy Center Takedown Reminds Us That Rebuilding America Takes a Village

There are a million ways to do it, but you’ll need to grab a brick (or book) and lay it down for the next person

The Chelsea “book brigade” — locals helping Serendipity Books make the move to a bigger place

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This America

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Jun 9

Dirty Tricks in Politics Are Not Fair and Balanced

Graham Platner’s troubles demonstrate why Democrats can’t raise ethics issues

Graham Platner

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Jun 7

JC Delivers a Report on Trump to His Lordship

To Rapture, or not to Rapture? That is the question.

God on the phone

Charles Bastille

Charles Bastille

he/him

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Author of MagicLand & Psalm of Vampires. Join me on my Substack at https://www.ruminato.com/. All stories © 2020-25 by Charles Bastille

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