Until I found the following while sifting through old articles, I’d forgotten that “It’s Not All Gravy” had another life after the the newspaper stopped printing my humor column. Enter the Internet years and I was asked to contribute to an online magazine for writers, Rhapsody, that sadly only lasted a few years. The pay
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During my morning treks through the neighborhood, I’m pleased to see a hint of Autumn colors in some of the trees. It’s so nice to find little spots of beauty. I’m starting the second full week of a new regimen for combating pain from trigeminal neuralgia – so far with mixed results. The pain is
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For most of the summer I’ve been working on a new short story collection in between writing book reviews and political commentary here on the blog. As of this writing, I don’t have a title for the book. I know. I know. I’ve always said I can’t write a book without a title, but that
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Focusing today on writing-related articles and tips that can hopefully be helpful for all of us who attempt to wrangle words into something coherent and enjoyable for readers. At Writer Unboxed, a site with articles that I frequently read, and from which I often learn something new – or at the least, find support for
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THE FREQUENCYBy Randall D. St. Claire Mystery / Speculative Thriller / Thriller / Suspense / HistoryPublisher: Atmosphere PressPublication Date: July 21, 2026 *** SYNOPSIS *** He didn’t expect his life to change in a single moment. He didn’t expect it to ask anything in return. Bronx Rousselle built his small life on purpose: a pawnshop
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Listening to the news about the Iran war, as well the peace deal that’s been on and off, coupled with the ongoing tension between Trump and Netanyahu is like watching an out-of-control tennis match with the players leaping over the net and tennis balls wildy flying about the court. Who can keep up? The pundits
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With the rapid pace of AI becoming a part of our daily lives, I thought about the time long before Alexa or Siri, when the company my husband worked for wanted to launch a home computer that would act much like the modern systems do. He was a software engineer and came home from work
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FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIMEBy Kimberly Packard Romance / Time-Slip / RomComPublisher: Abalos PublishingPublication Date: 16 June 2026 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** SYNOPSIS *** Blink and your life’s halfway over. What if that happens literally? College party girl Emily Murray bounces through majors and boys until an ill-advised art major leads her to a rebellious relationship with
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Keeping up with the daily news is like watching an intense tennis match. One could get whiplash with the extreme back and forth in national and world events: The peace deal is on. Oops, the peace deal is off. Bombing has stopped. Oops, rockets are flying again. Gas prices are down a little. Oops, they
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… even when it isn’t pleasant. Now the tough stuff. It’s no secret that the Trump administration has been making a deliberate effort to remove, or reframe, Black history in federal, public, and educational spaces, describing narratives of slavery and systemic racism as “divisive” or “anti-American.” These efforts include executive orders targeting critical history, removing
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