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Today is the day!
Us Again, Us, Now and Then

Today is the day!

If all went as planned, my new book, US, AGAIN, launched at midnight. And somehow, at 7:07 this morning, I … Continue reading Today is the day!

Friday Field Trip: City Cafe’ & Bakery
Friday Field Trips, Us, Now and Then

Friday Field Trip: City Cafe’ & Bakery

Libby’s story of how she spent the morning of September 11 is very nearly my story. Again, writing what I know. Continue reading Friday Field Trip: City Cafe’ & Bakery

Friday Field Trip: Nevada Day Parade
Friday Field Trips, Us, Now and Then

Friday Field Trip: Nevada Day Parade

Just how big a deal is a small-town parade? Pretty big. Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Nevada Day Parade

Mid-week Wisdom:                Some notes on working vacations
Mid-week Wisdom and/or Mischief, Nevada Appeal Columns

Mid-week Wisdom: Some notes on working vacations

“Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.”  Anatole France, French novelist (1844 – 1924) Continue reading Mid-week Wisdom: Some notes on working vacations

Letting go (with a little help from my friend)
Moving on

Letting go (with a little help from my friend)

As many people do, I set a goal or two every year. A new year’s resolution. An aspiration. A hope. … Continue reading Letting go (with a little help from my friend)

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Book Report: A long friendship filled with drama

Firefly Lane is one of Kristin Hannah’s earlier works (2008) and I must tell you this: She gets better. The … Continue reading Book Report: A long friendship filled with drama

Mid-week Wisdom and/or Mischief

Mid-week Mischief

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Read my first chapter here
Us, Now and Then

Read my first chapter here

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Chapter 1 Now: So Far Away Sweat trickled down Claire Jordan’s neck in her makeshift office… Continue reading Read my first chapter here

Mid-week Wisdom and/or Mischief

Mid-week Wisdom

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Losing a friend shouldn’t happen like this
Nevada Appeal Columns, Remembering

Losing a friend shouldn’t happen like this

“All my best friends move away; they get divorced or their husbands are transferred. All of them move, but not like this. Not with bombs and broken glass in the night and the FBI. Not like this.” Continue reading Losing a friend shouldn’t happen like this

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