The Youth Drama Camp is going well and is so much fun, but it is also very time-intensive. Two weeks to prepare for a production and mount it? Whew! Not to mention finding new ways to keep almost 30 kids engaged and focused. Today I’m sharing a bit of nonsense from my friend, Tracy Farr. Since […]
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This is an essay from my friend, Slim Randles, that seemed to fit on these sweltering days of July. I would love a creek to play in.I’m posting this Tuesday evening instead of Wednesday because I hit the publish button before I meant to. LOL Chalk it up to me being a bit brain dead
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The summer drama camp for young players starts today at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts, so I will be incredibly busy for the next two weeks with the camp and for the show we will do at the end of the camp.But I’m not complaining, mind you. It’s just an excuse to play for
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The Anonymous Client By JP Hailey (Parnell Hall) ISBN: 978-1-936441-22-8, e-book edition released 2011, 232 pages. This is another fast-paced novel featuring criminal defense attorney, Steve Winslow. The protagonist is clever and so is the novel. It’s also slick, amusing and entertaining. The author has a good sense of his readers and their likely primary
Thomas Sowell had a thoughtful column this past week answering the question, Does Constitution still matter in modern times. This was in response to commentary following the Supreme Court’s decision that it is okay to sell violent video games to minors. Some analysts have said that the Constitution is out of date because the framers
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I didn’t plan on writing about the Casey Anthony trial. I’ve avoided the topic since the beginning when the murder case first started to build around her. I didn’t want to be another journalist adding to the media frenzy revolving around an extremely dysfunctional family and the death of an innocent child. That stance changed,
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This is my day to contribute at the blog, All Day, All Night, written by a group of us who all share the same name. The spelling might be different, but we are all Maryann’s. We are not, however, “down by the seashore sifting sand.” We are all writers busy at work. My blog post
It is hot here in Texas. Blistering, mind-numbing hot with a wind that is leeching any drop of moisture from the soil and driving dust through any crevice in the house. And we haven’t had any rain in forever. Every morning, I go out in the mornings to give my animals fresh water and hay
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The business part of my trip was almost as much fun as the personal part. It is always great to meet new bookstore staff and spend time sharing what kinds of books we like to read and why. Sometimes I am even tempted to buy a book the staff recommends and expand my reading habits.
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Another review from Carl Brookins. This one is short and sweet. Thanks, Carl. The Innocent WomanBy Parnell HallE-bookB0050W9HD4 A Steve Winslow zinger. Here’s an author who can write! Parnell Hall has enough novels out you’d expect that, right? This was my first Steve Winslow mystery. It won’t be my last. Fine, distinct interesting characters. Limited
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