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About David Wills

David S. Wills is the editor of Beatdom literary journal and the author of Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the 'Weird Cult'. He works as a university lecturer and is currently writing a book about Allen Ginsberg called World Citizen. You can find him
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Aldous Huxley’s Dianetic Utopia

David Wills

Aldous Huxley's Dianetic Utopia

In 1950, shortly after launching the dianetic movement that would eventually become known as Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard paid a visit to the house of noted English author, Aldous Huxley, who at that … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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