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10 Jul 2020

I just wanted to make a post here about COVID-19 in case a future generation finds this site. Around 1842, Poe wrote the cautionary tale, Masque of the Red Death, about a group of wealthy people hiding out in a castle to escape the plague. You'll have to read the story to see how that worked out.



Now, in 2020, we have been confined to our homes for months because of the COVID virus. Many cannot work, while the rest of us try to work from home. At least I am happy to see people using this site for both education and enjoyment. Hang in there!





31 Oct 2019

I just updated the World Map showing pins for all Guestbook signatures. Happy Halloween!!





29 Oct 2019

I've updated some settings for Google Ads. I don't like ads at all, but they are currently the only way for this site to pay for its hosting. Google has a new thing called "auto ads" which places ads in the middle of long text articles. While that's great for blogs or tutorials, I've tried to turn these OFF for stories and poems, so ads don't appear in the middle of a story you're reading.





07 Oct 2019

Edgar Allan Poe died on this day in 1849. His cause of death will always be an unsolved mystery. RIP Edgar.





07 Sep 2019

A while ago, I imagined a world map, with a pin for each person who has signed the Guestbook since I launched this site in 2005. I imagined the map would be dark, like the rest of the site. Tonight, I made it happen! Take a look at the World Map.





03 Sep 2019

For visitors using phones or mobile devices, I added a link to the print version of all stories and poems. For example, here's the print version of The Raven.



I also made improvements to the print layout. Vocabulary words now begin on their own page, after the last page of the story or poem. Words and definitions are no longer split between pages.





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