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My View From Beyond the Gates: Apples and Eggplant, Zebra and Hippos
Apples and Eggplant, Zebra and Hippos: A commentary by Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll about the CBS soap opera…
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My View From Beyond the Gates: It’s a Huge Responsibility Loving Someone
Love. Anger. Sadness. Jealousy. Lies. Secrets. Betrayal. No, they're not the new deadly sins. But they some of the things…
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My View From Beyond the Gates: I Have Been Awakened
I Have Been Awakened: A Beyond the Gates commentary by Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll for the week ending…
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My View From Beyond the Gates: Keeping Score of Poor Life Choices
Keeping Score of Poor Life Choices: A Beyond the Gates commentary by Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll for the…
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My View From Beyond the Gates: Break all the rules
Break all the rules: A Beyond the Gates commentary by Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll for the week ending…
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My View From Beyond the Gates: Logic has left the building (and feelings are running the show)
A Beyond the Gates commentary by Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll for the week ending October 10, 2025. With…
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My View From Beyond the Gates: Save it for your memoir
Beyond the Gates commentary for the week ending October 3, 2025. I had considered titling this week’s column “Save it…
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My View From Beyond the Gates: Farce weddings and a funeral
While Andre and Dani were impersonating a bride and groom, Vanessa was taking her wedding ring off, and Doug contemplated…
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My View From Beyond the Gates: The lack of the joy of sex
There have been countless poems written about love. I think it was Lord Byron or maybe it was George Michael…
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My View From Beyond the Gates: Sex as a weapon
They say you have to hustle and grind to make your dreams a reality. But using sex as a weapon…