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Andrew C McDonald
Bio
Andrew McDonald is a 911 dispatcher of 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.
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Stories (308/0)
Stranger In A Strange Land
Valentine Michael Smith, child, sole survivor of an expedition to Mars, raised by martians. With vast psychic powers, Smith returns to earth where he faces many tribulations trying to understand these strange people. The parallels to the Bible are apparent and deep as Smith founds a new religion. I grok.
By Andrew C McDonald11 months ago in Critique
The Shining
Author and family take on caretaker job at isolated mountain hotel for winter months. Father, mother, and psychic son are totally alone, snowed in, in a hotel full of malicious spirits. Psychic child has many encounters with ghosts as the father is slowly driven mad by violent haunts. Terror ensues.
By Andrew C McDonald11 months ago in Critique
Under the Dome
Mysterious, impenetrable dome cuts off town from outside world. Factions form, violence and mayhem ensue. In Under the Dome, Stephen King has created a microcosm of humanity to mirror our faults as well as our best qualities. This novel is a treatise on human nature. Captivating and nail biting. Masterful.
By Andrew C McDonald11 months ago in Critique
Miscast
Who else here gets upset when their favorite books move from page to screen only for their favorite characters to be played by someone who absolutely does not fit the bill? My throw back here is actually two popular characters, both portrayed by Tom Cruise in the movies. Jack Reacher from the Lee Child thriller series, and Lestat the vampire from Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles.
By Andrew C McDonald11 months ago in BookClub
Watership Down
After a doomsday foretelling, a colony of resilient rabbits set off on an epic quest to find a new home. With Fiver (psychic), Hazel (his protector), Bigwig (soldier/fighter), Dandelion, and others, the rabbits overcome many dangers from humans, canines, as well as other rabbits along the way to Watership Down.
By Andrew C McDonald11 months ago in Critique
Frankenstein
Doctor obsessed with creation of life robs graves with help of assistant. Utilizing used cadaver parts, he builds a monster in his laboratory. With lightning as a power source, doctor brings his creation to life. Upset villagers storm the castle with basic mob mentality to put an end to blasphemy.
By Andrew C McDonald11 months ago in Critique
Vintage Korea
Today I got on the plane. November 1985. Just two short weeks after my darling Emily and I were wed, I am leaving for a year. As I walk up the steps to the airplane, my uniform spiffy and neat, my 2nd lieutenant bars shining on my shoulders, my eyes search the windows of the airport lobby hoping for one last glimpse of her lovely face.
By Andrew C McDonald11 months ago in Chapters
From Dunn To Done
Being a literal child of the 60's (born 1962) I was not inundated with electronic mediums of entertainment as are today's children. My mother was a stay at home mom, my father a soldier. Mom taught me to read before I ever started kindergarten, for which fact I am eternally grateful. I was a very small child who, at age five, was about the size of most three year olds. Neighbors and friends would wonder and exclaim over this tiny little boy sitting on his mother's lap reading a novel out loud to her. My most shining memory of kindergarten was in the first few days of school when I wrote a paper that my teacher was so enamored of that she had me take it to other classes to read aloud. I was so proud I could burst.
By Andrew C McDonald11 months ago in Writers
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