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Roy Blount Jr.

Roy Blount Jr.Roy Blount Jr. has been called "a humorist and social critic in the tradition of Mark Twain, Will Rogers, H.L. Mencken and W.C. Fields." A master storyteller and prolific writer, he has written two dozen books, including his newest, Save Room for Pie: Food Songs and Chewy Ruminations, and has won numerous awards for his work. He is a familiar voice on NPR's Wait, Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! and his writing regularly appears in many national magazines. He also is an original member of the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band composed entirely of writers.

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Buckets

The sweat from a few hours of cleaning was beginning to cool as they collapsed on the green recliner sofa. "All I want to do," said Dad, "is keep my feet up for the rest of the night. What's on?" Mom handed him the remote and put her own foot rest up. "Nothing sounds good. How about a few episode of 'That Trite Sitcom' for background noise, " she suggested. Dad reclined all the way back, grunting his approval. Mom clicked to the play-it-now channel and closed her eye as the opening credit ...
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Extravagant claims

Dr. David Novick's article, "Stakeholders," appears in the March 2016 issue of Hippocampus Magazine. The piece captures some of the absurdities in medical practice today, especially electronic health records. ...
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