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Saturday, November 6, 2021

I’d like to dedicate this song to my friend Brandon



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William James Tychonievich

William James Tychonievich
I am an American but have spent most of my adult life in Taiwan. My background is in linguistics, and I teach English and own an English school. I blog from the perspective of a Romantic Christian, unaffiliated Mormon, and synchromystic. Readers are welcome to contact me directly -- wiltyc at either protonmail or gmail -- but should be warned I'm not particularly good at responding to emails in a timely manner.

My other blogs

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  • From the OLD Narrow Desert
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