The actual dressing and preening took place in Dewey’s house, witnessed by Doc and Steve. Dewey told them that morning over coffee and horoscopes that the stars were right. Today would be the day. This very day, before lunch had settled upon the land, verily, he would approach Emily Stickles and introduce himself. Doc and […]
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Two stories in Parade Magazine this past weekend were a study in contrasts. The first one was about Flash Mobs that have gone from gatherings to do something silly and fun, to looting and violence parties. These gatherings started in about 2003 when young folks – and some older ones – used social media to
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I started to do my usual odds and ends, then got into some research about this method of drilling for natural gas, and decided to just write about this issue today. Wouldn’t it be good to protect this beauty? A town destroyed by Fracking – Dimock, Pennsylvania – “Fracking,” as it’s colloquially known, involves injecting
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As you might have guessed from the title of this blog piece, I will be devoting Wednesday’s to guest blogs. If you would like to be my guest, send me a message at maryann@maryannwrites.com with a proposed topic. I prefer shorter blogs – around 500 to 700 words – and that they not be just
David E. Abbot, a Community Voices columnist for The Dallas Morning News went out on a limb in a recent column by suggesting that there be no more pink ribbons at NFL games and NASCAR. Lest he incur the wrath of women everywhere, he did start by saying he does appreciate the efforts to raise
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Smart Meters for keeping track of electricity usage aren’t so smart after all. In one area of Dallas, a resident’s electric bill jumped from around $85 a month for a small apartment to $670. It took two months and numerous inspections by the electric company to finally discover that a heat strip was malfunctioning, and
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While I’m over at The Blood Red Pencil blog today having some fun with writing tips from the comics, my friend Slim Randles stopped by to share the latest from the gang down at the Mule Barn’s philosophy counter. We knew. We looked at Dewey and we knew tragedy had struck. Naturally we assumed his
The opening weekend of “Arsenic and Old Lace” ended yesterday with a matinee, and it might have been the best performance of the four. At least it was for me in many ways. I really felt connected to the other characters and “in” each scene. Performing in a play is so much more than just
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I’m over at Lelia Taylor’s blog Buried Under Books, where we are talking about cats and crooks and mystery writers and mystery bookstore owners. Stop by if you get a chance and share your experience with cats. And thanks again to Carl Brookins for providing another book review.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Rock Holeby Reavis Z. WorthamISBN: 978-1-59058-884-02011
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Eugene Robinson was courageous in speaking out against the death penalty for Lawrence Russell Brewer, who, along with two other men, committed a heinous hate crime in Jasper Texas some years ago. The three white supremacists murdered James Byrd Jr. after offering him a ride. They killed him by dragging him behind their pickup truck.
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