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Death Within a Chrysalis

by Nick Meador | Oct 24, 2011 | Beatdom #9, Beatdom Content, Essays | 2 |

At the turn of the 1960s, Jack Kerouac found himself in a profound state of limbo, the climax of...

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Substance Use

by David S. Wills | Sep 14, 2010 | Beat News, Discussions | 16 |

A discussion about the use of drink and drugs in literature.

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Long John Silver and the Beats

by David S. Wills | Aug 24, 2010 | Beatdom #7, Beatdom Content, Essays, Features | 3 |

by Wayne Mullins Many people ask what are the Beatles? Why Beatles? Ugh, Beatles how did...

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Women of the Beat Generation

by David S. Wills | Jan 13, 2008 | Beatdom #2, Beatdom Content, Essays | 17 |

History has not been kind to the women of the Beat Generation. Their presence is largely unknown...

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Six Beat Tales

by David S. Wills | Jul 28, 2007 | Beatdom #1, Beatdom Content, Essays | 0 |

A few classic Beat Generation stories.

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