Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer known for macabre short stories and poems who is generally considered one of the greats of American literature. He had long-lasting influence on detective stories, science fiction, and horror.
A fool, for example, thinks Shakespeare a great poet...yet the fool has never read Shakespeare.
We should bear in mind that, in general, it is the object of our newspapers rather to create a sensation—to make a point—than to further the cause of truth. The latter end is only pursued when it seems coincident with the former.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.
