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Published under his pen name Richard Bachman, The Long Walk is described as a dystopian thriller centering on the contestants of a grueling and vicious annual walking contest that requires 100 boys to keep a certain pace without stopping.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Swanson, whose pen name is Julie Marie, was born in Far Rockaway, New York, and moved to Oceanside in the early 1980s with her two sons.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
The prize's namesake, author Mark Twain, divined his pen name from a navigation term used by steamboat captains on a river.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The police show Caroline Darian, the middle child and only daughter (who goes by a pen name) two photos recovered from her father’s electronics that show her sleeping in a strange position, with the duvet pulled back and the lights on.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Swanson, whose pen name is Julie Marie, was born in Far Rockaway, New York, and moved to Oceanside in the early 1980s with her two sons.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
The prize's namesake, author Mark Twain, divined his pen name from a navigation term used by steamboat captains on a river.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The police show Caroline Darian, the middle child and only daughter (who goes by a pen name) two photos recovered from her father’s electronics that show her sleeping in a strange position, with the duvet pulled back and the lights on.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Pen name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20name. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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