Gene Lass

Joined May 2021

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Gene Lass is a professional writer and editor, writing and editing numerous books of non-fiction, poetry, and fiction. Several have been Top 100 Amazon Best Sellers. His short story, “Fence Sitter” was nominated for Best of the Net 2020.

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Your Guide to the X-Men: Part 2
By the 1970s "X-Men" was just a reprint title, after it spent years being one of, if not the worst-selling titles at Marvel, lagging far behind top-selling "The Avengers", which launched the same month as "X-Men", back in 1963.
By Gene Lass7 days ago in Geeks
Your Guide to the X-Men Part 1: The Original Team
There are a lot of fans of Marvel's mutant team the X-Men, who were introduced to them in a variety of ways, from the comics to the movies or the various cartoons. With more than 60 years of history and more than a few new #1 issues and relaunched series, it can be confusing to know the real history of the team. Here's your guide, from the beginning. Note: details on some characters and events will be covered later in the team's history rather than under a given character's bio.
By Gene Lass16 days ago in Geeks
Elephant
An elephant never forgets Elephants honor their dead Returning to their gravesite for years To stroke and mourn The bones of their loved ones
By Gene Lassabout a month ago in Poets
Who Are the Defenders?
The Marvel Universe was essentially created with a team book, "The Fantastic Four" in 1961. While Marvel actually started as Timely Comics, thriving in the 1940s with key heroes including Captain America, the original Human Torch, and Namor the Sub-Mariner Back then, the characters did interact, but they weren't a team until the 1970s, when they appeared as the Invaders, a book retroactively establishing them as a team fighting the Axis powers during World War II.
By Gene Lassabout a month ago in Geeks
The Caged Bird Never Sings
The little bird Whose songs fills your heart Will only sing If you let her go
By Gene Lass2 months ago in Poets
Old Habits
I've read a few articles relating to bad habits of the past, and I've read comments from modern viewers in watching old movies and tv shows, asking, "Did people really used to smoke that much?"
By Gene Lass2 months ago in History
Thorn Birds
Over the course of 25 years, I have slept In a hospital chair On a waiting room bench In the car And on the floor Just to be near her
By Gene Lass2 months ago in Poets
Work. Top Story - November 2025.
Dagon shivered in the dark, then jerked himself awake, afraid he would be caught sleeping on the job again. He opened his eyes wide and was relieved to see a bare wall in front of him, not the glow of a monitor, and he was lying down, not propped up at a desk. It was okay to sleep for a while.
By Gene Lass2 months ago in Horror
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of American Presidents: Part 15
All too often, American presidents are generalized. This one was good, this one was bad, or all of them were bad before or after this point. In reality, each President has positive or negative aspects that may be frequently overlooked. Sometimes what seemed good at the time is not so good in retrospect, or what was controversial would be accepted today. In this series, we'll look at the highlights of each President from the founding of America to today.
By Gene Lass3 months ago in History
Morning Haze
The air is so thick I can hear it Vague crackle spatters Somehow louder than the chirping of birds I cannot see * White white white
By Gene Lass3 months ago in Poets
Theology Lessons
Death and pain are inevitable Tragedy is inevitable Grace is when God allows us To slip away quietly Without pain
By Gene Lass5 months ago in Poets
The Race
I understand it now The struggle at the begging is to learn To win freedom Get a job And survive < Be fruitful and multiply
By Gene Lass5 months ago in Poets

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Your Guide to the X-Men: Part 2

Your Guide to the X-Men Part 1: The Original Team

Elephant

Who Are the Defenders?

The Caged Bird Never Sings

Old Habits

Thorn Birds

Work. Top Story - November 2025.

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of American Presidents: Part 15

Morning Haze

Theology Lessons

The Race

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