At a writer’s workshop a long time ago, an editor of True Confessions Magazine suggested that if we were interested in writing for them or one of the other similar publications, we should read the advice columns in the newspapers for story ideas. Writing for those magazines was a good source of income for a […]
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Thanks to Carl Brookins for an introduction to another good read. Murder Has No Class Rebecca KentISBN:978-0-425-23207-1 Berkley Prime Crime Tired of the daily news of the world? Read too many grim thrillers or suspenseful detective stories lately? If you are looking for a change of pace, for an amusing, diverting traditional mystery in the best
Pointing out the dangers of labeling people, Juan Williams, has this to say in a recent interview in The Dallas Morning News, “Most black people tell me I’m a conservative. Most white people tell me I am a liberal. But this paradigm is a shortcut for the lazy. It is for people who want the
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Many thanks to Slim Randles for sharing another story with us. What would I do without my friends who are so generous with their talent and time? Enjoy…. Marvin Pincus, (since his honorary degree, now being called Associate Pincus), turned the lights on his fly-tying bench, coming to focus on the small vice where love
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As if my life wasn’t already frenetic enough, things are really going to be busier than ever the next couple of weeks. We are counting down to the opening of Arsenic and Old Lace at the Main Street Theatre in Sulphur Springs, Texas on September 29th, so I only have two weeks to finish learning
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To some people it might seem like all we do is open wounds to have them bleed again by remembering these horrific events. It’s better to just pack it all away and forget about it and get on with the healing. That is the same approach that many take to the grieving process in general.
As we listen to all kinds of people from politicians to celebrities ranting and raving and getting downright down and dirty in public, more and more people are calling for more civility in public discourse. Eight out of ten Americans think that the lack of civility is a serious problem. I am one of those
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Since school has started for most kids across the United States, I thought I would share some of my memories of school days when my kids were young. This is another excerpt from my humorous memoir, A Dead Tomato Plant and a Paycheck, which is still under consideration for publication at a small independent publisher.
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In honor of the Labor Day holiday weekend for those of us in the States, I thought I would the lyrics to this great song by the country group Alabama. To listen to the song on YouTube, click on the title: “Forty Hour Week” There are people in this country who work hard every
Thousands of companies that received money via the economic stimulus efforts, are apparently not taking care of their tax payments. According to a report by the Government Accountability Office, almost 4,000 companies that received contracts or government grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are delinquent on $750 million-plus in unpaid corporate
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