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A Beer Here, a Page There: D+L Talks with Moe Szyslak

April 23, 2020May 4, 2020 Michael J. SeidlingerComments Off on A Beer Here, a Page There: D+L Talks with Moe Szyslak

You know him as Moe’s Tavern’s bitter bartender. But do you know his writing? The Dot and Line sits down with Moe Szyslak so he can tell it to us straight.

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Our captain isn’t OK because he can’t see past his pride.

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Or, how a Nickelodeon reference can depress the crap out of you while still being couched in an experimental-ish club banger.

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All traumatized children would bring their parents back to life if they could. The Elrics show us why the past should stay dead.

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