Every year when hunting season is upon us in many states, I always look forward to what Slim Randles and the guys at the Mule Barn Truck Stop have to say about their plans. I was never an avid hunter. I’d go along with whoever was venturing out, just for the experience of tramping through […]
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So how was your weekend? I spent most of mine at the Art Fest, which is an annual event here in Sherman. Every year, the Sherman Art League has a program connected to the festival in which there is a juried art show. I’d never participated in that type of show before, and one of
One of the stories on a recent episode of the NPR daily podcast, Up First, was about the standoff between President Trump and the state of California. California wants to be able to maintain their own standards of emissions that are higher than other states, and their right to do so has been approved
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Slim Randles is here as today’s Wednesday’s Guest, and it’s actually Wednesday. 🙂 One of the many nice things about Slim is that he sends these columns out at no charge, and they are seen in hundreds of newspapers across the country and cyberspace. I’m always grateful that he shares these with us, and I
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and that’s just what has kept some salesmen going, reaching deep into their bag of ingenuity to find a new trick. Slim Randles is here today with a story about Willoughby, the bane of the folks at the Mule Barn Truck Stop. Grab a cup of coffee and a
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It’s been a crazy few days for me, so things are all out of order regarding my usual blog pattern. Slim Randles is my guest today with a thoughtful essay about September and the move from Summer to Autumn and what that means for country folks. And other folks, too. He might be back on
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Pull up a chair and help me welcome Michael E. Witzgall to the blog as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. I reviewed his police procedural mystery,Sentinel’s Dilemma, here on Sunday, and today he’s sharing a very nice story about how he learned to think outside the box. Or maybe more like he showed his grandfather how to.
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I wasn’t going to post anything on the blog today. My heart was just too heavy after hearing of yet another mass shooting over the weekend, and I turned my attention to creative things that would lift my spirits. But then this letter from Beto O’Rourke popped up in my mailbox a few minutes ago
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The Murder List Hank Phillippe Ryan Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Forge Books (August 20, 2019) Language: English ISBN-10: 125019721X ISBN-13: 978-1250197214 Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 9.2 inches Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) BOOK BLURB: “A cracker of a read –her best yet!” — B.A. Paris, New York Times and USA Today
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Please help me welcome John W. Howell as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. I had the pleasure of meeting John a couple of months ago at the McKinney Book Festival and added him to my list of Indie Authors I wanted to help with some promotion on my blog. He’s written a number of novels, some action
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