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What inspired me to write this book?
ALMOST TWINLESS is work of fiction based on my personal experience as a volunteer executor director of an arts program, inside a youth...
Lynne Shook
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Historical Aspects of Almost Twinless
Almost Twinless is a work of fiction based on historical events, the Burlington Avenue fire of 1993 in Los Angeles, and the Ramparts...
Lynne Shook
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Cultural Context of the Myth of the Hero Twins
The Hero Twins are demigods, central characters in the Popol Vuh, a sacred Mayan creation story, thousands of years old, written down...
Lynne Shook
Jan 11, 20211 min read
What does the Hero Twins myth have to do with ALMOST TWINLESS?
In addition to the myth’s relevance to a story set in a Central American immigrant community, I was drawn to the myth’s resonance with...
Lynne Shook
Jan 9, 20211 min read
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