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Wayne Smallman

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When you're young, you think you know everything and life is indistinguishable from a game. It's only when you get older — when you begin to doubt the authenticity of the event and question the rules — that experience begins to count for something. And to quote the inimitable Forbes Bingley, a recurring character of several novels: "Life makes you stronger, at a price."

In a sense, life has been preparation — practice, perhaps — for this wild stab at being an author. After all, how hard can it be, putting one word after another? Of course, like anything else in life, you only get out what you put in. At times, writing is both cathartic and semi autobiographical, where I catch myself looking backwards whimsically, lustily, with regret, a wry ...more

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	Lucidity 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remembrance it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earth Day 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Darkening of Fortune by Wayne Smallman (Goodreads Author), Amélie Hutt (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Luna, the Artificial Intelligence that could when we humans don’t or won’t.

Luna is an artificial intelligence being created for the 7.4B people in today’s world. The non-profit organization, Robots Without Borders, focuses on three applications of artificial intelligence: education, medical assistance and humanitarian aid. In many ways, Luna exemplifies Luis’ life … Continue reading → Read more of this blog post »

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Learning Node.js: A Hands-On Guide to Building Web Applications in JavaScript

by Marc Wandschneider

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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

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Wayne’s Quotes

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
― Isaac Asimov

tags: democracy, elite, elitism, elitist, voter, voting

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“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967

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“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
― George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman

tags: life, philosophy, philosophy-of-life, progress

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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.”
― James Baldwin

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“A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.”
― Ogden Nash, The Private Dining-room and Other Verses

tags: dog, door

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Goodreads Authors/Readers — 54813 members — last activity 2 hours, 24 min ago
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more

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Struggling Writers — 5271 members — last activity Aug 30, 2025 11:16AM
A space for aspiring writers, indie writers, passionate writers, fun-hearted writers, struggling writers 6/2020: As of June 2020, this group ...more

Kindle Readers and Authors — 367 members — last activity Aug 23, 2025 11:31PM
Discussion forum to bring together readers on Kindle (and other ebook formats) with authors

Books, Blogs, Authors and More — 3718 members — last activity Aug 27, 2025 12:18AM
Need a place to advertise your blog? You can do that here. Need a place to advertise your book? You can do that here. Need a place to discuss books? Y ...more

ALLI Sci-fi, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction Group — 16 members — last activity Jul 30, 2015 12:56PM
For ALLi members who write sci-fi, fantasy or speculative fiction. The purpose of the group is to provide a friendly, respectful place to share knowle ...more

UK Amazon Kindle Forum — 6618 members — last activity 4 hours, 25 min ago
Where every hour is happy hour.

The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) — 840 members — last activity Jul 24, 2025 08:31PM
This group is moderated by Jessica Bell, publisher of Vine Leaves Press. Jessica is also a widely published indie author and a Goodreads Librarian. Sh ...more

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