I read a distressing column in The Dallas Morning News the other day about reports of abuse at an elementary school in the eastern part of the city. Apparently the incidents of abuse were frequent enough that the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) prepared a 269 page report that was supposed to shed some light […]
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My guest today is Morgan St. James who writes mysteries and recently released a non-fiction book, Tricks of the Trade, for writers. Please help her to feel at home here, while I guest on her blog. I am also over at the Blood Red Pencil talking about how much we writers love our characters, but
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Today I am a guest at Morgan Mandel’s Sweet Not Spicy blog where I am sharing the story of my father’s late-in-life marriage. He married for a third time at the age of 81 after losing his second wife, and proved that love has no age limit. A story I wrote about a couple much
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One of the biggest and most magnificent pine trees on our property is dying and has to be cut down. It is close to major power lines, so the electric company will come and take it down. This is another victim of the terrible drought we have had in Texas, and I know it is
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Getting LuckyBob SanchezKindle EditionASIN: B004SIREHW P.I. Clay Webster has a new client. What he doesn’t have is a finished office. He is using a room in a building owned by his son, Jerry, and it looks less like and office and more like a storage room. Still, Clay is open for business and when Bonita
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Just when we thought we’d heard the most absurd comments from political analysts, we get one that suggests that President Obama was making a political move with his contraception mandate. Andrew Sullivan, a friend of Obama, said, “I’ve found by observing this president closely for years that what often seems like short-term tactical blunders turn
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Today’s guest blog is going to be a little different because on Monday my cyber-friend, Nancy J. Cohen, gave me the versatile blogger award and I really need to acknowledge that before too much more time passes. So, first of all, thank you Nancy. I am honored that you chose me for this award. Reading
Another surprise Tuesday post. Just so people don’t get confused, I will be back to my normal schedule next week. I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do something special for Valentine’s Day to show my love for my followers and my readers. Here is a short excerpt from my one and only romance
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WARNING THE FOLLOWING CONTENT IS R-RATED – When I agreed to host the authors today, I did not realize the excerpts would be graphic sex scenes. If you don’t care to read, please take a pass. The reason I am putting this up is because there are lots of readers out there who like these
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Thanks again to Carl Brookins for another great review. Under The Dog Star by Sandra Parshall ISBN: 978-1-59058-878-9 a 2011 Poisoned Pen release, 303 pages The story is already in full-bore action when you open the book. “In the silver moonlight, the dogs appear as a dark mass moving down the hill and across the
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