In addition to the fact that itโs so hard for me to shy away from writing opinion pieces, this is why I keep posting what is considered controversial: โWriting can teach us the dignity of speaking the truth, and it spreads out from the page into all of our life, and it should. Otherwise, there […]
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As an editor it’s always a thrill to work with an author who hits a best-seller list, and that has happened to me a few times in my long career as an editor. What has never happened before is having two back-to-back clients who hit that mark. The first, Cancer’s Wake Up Call: A Warriors
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TOO MUCH THE LION:A Novel of the Battle of FranklinBy PRESTON LEWIS Historical Fiction / Civil War FictionPublisher: Bariso PressPages: 395Publication Date: May 13, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** In the waning months of the American Civil War, a delusional Confederate commander makes a desperate attempt to change the course of the Southโs dwindling hopes by
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Before getting to my commentary, I want to share something I saw in the Nice News newsletter about bees and flowers. “It can be annoying when bees buzz in our ears โ but if youโre a pollinating plant, that sound may actually beย musicย to your ears.ย New researchย funded by the Human Frontier Science Program suggests that plants
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So, the other morning I’m getting dressed while listening to a podcast, and I hear the journalist reference a woman in labor as, “Extruding a baby. ” Not sure what I’d heard, I dropped the shoe I was about to put on and rewound 30 seconds to listen again. Sure enough instead of talking about
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First I just want to say how happy I am with the news of the new Pope for the Roman Catholic Church. He appears to be somewhat like Pope Francis in his humbleness and attention to pastoral matters, rather than bureaucracy. That’s something I’ve always thought the Church should be more focused on, because isn’t
The flowers in that image are by my DIL’s house on Galveston Island. She told me what they are, but of course I’ve forgotten. They have nothing to do with the topic of this blog post, just something pretty to bring a smile, and maybe you already know their name. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So, I was scrolling
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THE SCIENTIST AND THE SERIAL KILLER:THE SEARCH FOR HOUSTONโS LOST BOYSBy Lise Olsen True Crime / HistoryPublisher: Random HousePages: 464Publication Date: April 1, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** The Scientist and the Serial Killer is the gripping, upside-down detective story of a Texas forensic anthropologist named Sharon Derrick who, determined to close the cases of the
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LEFTBy Paul McGrath Fiction / Satire / HumorPublisher: Stoney Creek PublishingPages: 232Publication Date: March 14, 2025 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** A Sci-Fi Satire of Alien Espionage, Southern Charm & Chaos on Earth! First-time novelist Paul McGrath delivers a sharp, witty, and wildly entertaining sci-fi satire that asks: What if an alien held up a mirror
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Interrupting the scheduled frivolity for a bit of a rant, but I assure you the fun will start soon. Please bear with me. ๐ Before getting to the serious matter at hand, I do have to acknowledge that my poor father is probably shaking his finger at me from Heaven for using the word “stupid”
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