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Scott D. Parker
With a childhood in the 1970s and 1980s, I know what it's like to have three TV networks, one superhero movie, and a little film called Star Wars. I now revel in the plethora of pop culture goodness of the 21st Century. I write about it all, including a career as an independent author and publisher.
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