I was sorting through some handouts yesterday from grief workshops I used to conduct in my role as a hospital chaplain. Several about anger were clipped together, and when I glanced through them I realized that I have always had a problem around anger. Probably because I grew up in a family that had no […]
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Thanks again to Carl Brookins for sharing another book review here…. In Dog We TrustNeil S. PlakcyISBN: 2940000889596Ebook available from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N. Steve Levitan is a convicted felon. Through a lapse in internal discipline, he did a little computer hacking and ended up in prison. Released on parole, he returns to his home, Bucks
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First off today is a wonderful bit of wisdom regarding the debate about the mosque and Ground Zero. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who would be the spiritual leader of the mosque, was recently quoted as saying the clash is not between Christians and Muslims. “The real battle that we must wage together today is not
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Robin Spano’s first book, Dead Politician Society, was released Sept. 1 in hardcover from ECW Press. She has been visiting blogs recently to introduce people to her work and today let her central character ask her a few questions. Enjoy…. Clare Vengel: Why would you want to write books all day? Don’t you get
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Robin Spano, author of Dead Politician Society, will be my guest tomorrow. She will be interviewed by the central character in her book and is a great deal of fun. Stop back by tomorrow if you get a chance. Robin loves to write crime. She loves the plotting, the pacing, and the character arc of
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Here’s another excerpt from my book, A Dead Tomato Plant and a Paycheck. This is from the chapter titled School Daze; Is There Hooky in Kindergarten. Enjoy… The beginning of each new school year is always met with varying degrees of eagerness and excitement. There are some kids, like Jason in the comic strip Fox
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This book was published in 2008, but is still in print. River of the Arms of GodIrene SandellSunbelt Eakin PressTrade Paperback – 294 pagesISBN: 978-1-934645-59-8$18.95 River of the Arms of God is a story of two women held against their will in the harsh Texas frontier. Sarah is held by Eli along the Butterfield Stage
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Very few people in the world were not touched by the events of 9/11, some more deeply than others. For those of us in the United States we will probably never forget where we were that morning and what we were doing. I was getting ready for work, putting the finishing touches on my makeup
Recent Headlines:BP Cites String of Failures“BP’s internal investigation concluded that a series of failures by its own crews and its contractors led to this summers Gulf of Mexico spill.” Right. It had nothing to do with cutbacks and shortcuts to protect the almighty bottom line. Animal Control Officer Drags Dog With Broken LegsI’m not even
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When you really stop and think about it, you realize people are often creative in a number of different ways. My friend Lindy Hearne is a singer/songwriter, and he is also an amazing photographer. I tried to snag a copy of one of his pictures from Facebook, but couldn’t. If you would like to
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