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Mike S. Allen

@growingupcofc

A husband, father, and friend who writes. #hope

 Fairfax County, VA
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Joined August 2011
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Excited to announce the release of our new book! amazon.com/Abduction-Mrs-Rub…
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Justin Rose keeping his weekend dreams alive 💪 The 45-year-old moves from +5 to +3 with an eagle on his last hole of the day.
X. It’s what’s happening

X. It’s what’s happening

From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary.

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Excellent ⁦@SingletaryM⁩ thank you for sharing this! washingtonpost.com/business/…
Column | Why being abandoned by my father was my best Mother’s Day inheritance

Column | Why being abandoned by my father was my best Mother’s Day inheritance

I’ve been reflecting on the last conversation I had with my biological father before he died of cancer.

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“Listen respectfully, speak politely.” Really good @caseyparks washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
Residents of a small rural town discuss what’s really ailing American politics

Residents of a small rural town discuss what’s really ailing American politics

Ten strangers — a mix of conservative and liberal — gathered for a discussion about the rural-urban divide. They came together on a surprising solution.

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Thanks to Sean Clancy and @ArkansasOnline for the thoughtful article about our book today #searcy arkansasonline.com/news/2026…
New book inspects ’63 death of Searcy scholar Ruby Lowery Stapleton | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

New book inspects ’63 death of Searcy scholar Ruby Lowery Stapleton | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

The story of her life, disappearance and murder, which is still unsolved, is told in “The Abduction of Mrs. Ruby Lowery Stapleton,” a new book by Deana Hamby Nall and Mike S. Allen.

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How Amy Poehler’s ‘Good Hang’ broke through celebrity podcast fatigue. This is really good ⁦@EmilyYahr⁩ washingtonpost.com/entertain…
Analysis | How Amy Poehler’s ‘Good Hang’ broke through celebrity podcast fatigue

Analysis | How Amy Poehler’s ‘Good Hang’ broke through celebrity podcast fatigue

You thought the podcast market was already saturated with the “celebrities interviewing other celebrities” genre. You thought wrong.

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TREYLON BURKS JUST MADE AN INSANE CATCH. DENvsWAS on NBC Stream on @NFLPlus + Peacock
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Brutus Buckeye drew a Script Ohio in the snow and X’d out the M in the end zone
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Although Carolyn Funk's job as a film projectionist is invisible to most people, it creates magic for cinephiles. 🎞️ "Being a projectionist has effected a lot of the way that I understand the world ... because it is such a solitary job." wapo.st/4538aiR
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Day 5 #severcation Damona Birthing Retreat @BenStiller @mradamscott @TramellTillman @AppleTV
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Day 4 #severcation ZUFU @BenStiller @mradamscott @TramellTillman @AppleTV
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Day 3 #severcation Pip’s @BenStiller @mradamscott @TramellTillman @AppleTV
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Day 2 #severcation Woe’s Hollow @BenStiller @mradamscott @TramellTillman @AppleTV
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Day 1 #severcation ORTBO @BenStiller @mradamscott @TramellTillman @AppleTV
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Clemson president tackled with hug at graduation: ‘Best video ever’ washingtonpost.com/lifestyle…
Clemson president tackled with hug at graduation: ‘Best video ever’

Clemson president tackled with hug at graduation: ‘Best video ever’

“I wouldn’t change a thing,” university president Jim Clements said about the moment with his graduating daughter, Grace. “It was pure joy.”

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@christomlin16 Apr 2025
You Are My King (Amazing Love) was deeply impactful for me early in my career, and it’s an honor to shine a new spotlight on it through the Easter Spotify Singles release. My hope is that this powerful song moves people today the way it moved me all those years ago. “You Are My King (Amazing Love)” - Spotify Singles OUT NOW!! Available exclusively on Spotify.
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They spent years following the Kinks. Was this their final stop? washingtonpost.com/entertain…
They spent years following the Kinks. Was this their final stop?

They spent years following the Kinks. Was this their final stop?

What happens when you build your life — and your friendships — around a band that can’t keep it together forever.

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Love this painting and the song by the great Aretha Franklin washingtonpost.com/entertain…
Column | A painting of a miracle that’s nothing less than a miracle

Column | A painting of a miracle that’s nothing less than a miracle

Duccio’s “The Raising of Lazarus” is a storytelling masterpiece.

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This dog is so obsessed with listening to music that he got invited to see his local orchestra perform. 14/10
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BREAKING: Hideki Matsuyama's go-to @ChickFilA order 😋
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Waiting until Monday to celebrate with Chick-Fil-A 🐓
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