Dennis William
MeetDennis William
Dennis is an aspiring English teacher and still listens to ska music. He lives in Portland, Oregon, which is fine, just not in the same way that DC is fine.

From the mind of Dennis

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After the {“Jailbreak”}: An Analysis of Character Development in Thin Lizzy’s Oeuvre

A critical rethinking of Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back in Town,” as a continued storyline of their superior song, “Jailbreak.”

Dennis William
September 30, 2020
Pop Culture, Prompts
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Never Forget

Never forget the American Dream. The money. The power. The haves and have-nots. It’s is as American as apple pie, but you never got a slice.

Dennis William
September 11, 2020
Politics
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An Incomplete and Growing List of Things Not Said about the Kenosha Killer by People Who Usually Say These Kinds of Things

Ever notice how those right-wingers who are so scared of lawlessness are awfully quiet about the Kenosha killer? How’s that?

Dennis William
September 4, 2020
Politics
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Overthinking It: On What Planet is Stardew Valley?

Dennis has recently gotten back into playing the video game Stardew Valley. And he’s got some questions… namely, where the heck is it?

Dennis William
August 28, 2020
Wildcard
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An Incomplete and Growing List of People I Can Cosplay with My Quarantine Beard

Dennis has been growing some interesting facial hair out here in these COVID streets. With his quarantine beard, he can be any guy he wants.

Dennis William
August 20, 2020
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Pockets of {Good News}—What You Missed While Complaining About 2020

2020 sucks. But there are some pretty encouraging bright spots, if you’re willing to think a little more creatively about it.

Dennis William
July 30, 2020
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An Incomplete and Growing List of Sleepy {LaBeef} Songs

Looking for a good jam to whisk you away into the weekend? Great news. We’ve got a whole playlist of legendary Sleepy LaBeef’s beefiest hits.

Dennis William
July 17, 2020
Prompts
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{My Neighbor Bought a Peloton}: The Lurker Letters

Do you know who your neighbors are? One might be a lurker, looking in on that new Peloton rider with curiosity, anger, and envy.

Dennis William
June 11, 2020
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The 2020 MLB Season: Will It Happen? A Conversation with Josh & Dennis

With owners and players in negotiation, Dennis and Josh share their hypotheticals and possibilities for a weird, but also necessary, 2020 MLB season.

Dennis William
June 5, 2020
Sports
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