San Francisco
September 22, 2009
- It’s been 34 years since Sara Jane Moore stood on a sidewalk 40 feet away from the back door of the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.After all this time, the Secret Service is still trying to understand the mind of that 45 year old woman, mother and doctor’s wife who aimed and shot at the head of the President of the United States.Sara Jane Moore did not then, and still has not, fit any ...
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September 21, 2009
- The Lost Symbol is Dan Brown’s third Robert Langdon thriller. I’ve read the first two books in the series, Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code, and, in what I consider to be an act of real moral courage I also saw the movie The Da Vinci Code, in which Tom Hanks portrays a man stranded on a desert island with nothing but a deflated volleyball for company.The Lost Symbol, on the other ...
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September 16, 2009
- In the past the Daily Sam has focused on important etiquette issues such as fighting for your armrest when you are stuck in the middle seat on an airplane and what do to when the person sitting in front of you reclines their seat directly into your face, breaking your nose. But The Daily Sam’s Guide to Etiquette is an all-purpose guide, and to prove that, today I am going to descend from the ...
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September 10, 2009
- Current Writing Project:REGGIE ROCKETSHIP AND HIS BOOM BOOM POW GALAXY OF SECRETS Become a REGGIE ROCKETSHIP fan...click HERE.Follow REGGIE ROCKETSHIP AND HIS BOOM BOOM POW GALAXY OF SECRET adventures, while his #1 fan, Ben Campbell, relates his unusual and fantastic discoveries.
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September 10, 2009
- It's time to hit the road again. I'll be in San Francisco running media marketing workshops, and will be available to media train authors for book tours, speeches, and presentations.Dates of availability in the S.F. area include October 6th, 8th & 9th.If a group wants to do a media training workshop---or someone needs one-on-one training, here are the things I cover:BOOK TOUR ...
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September 10, 2009
- Book publishing is famously subjective, and authors who survive learn to have thick skins. But no matter how tanned your literary hide is, when a “no thanks” letter arrives, you’re still a little wounded.Then comes an uncontrollable urge to read between the lines. What did the rejection letter really mean? I’ve heard some whoppers from writers over the years, including vast conspiracy ...
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September 4, 2009
- As per my suggestion amazon.com sold six copies of my novel DUBROVNIK within the last four hours; 5 in the US, 1 in the UK. Take note; see what can happen with the power of suggestion.
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August 26, 2009
- IN full regalia, Gus introduces his fancy dancing as "the oldest dances done on this continent ... oldies but goodies! Yeehaw!!!" 50+ years, w/ 3 or 4 broken toe bones, he's doing alright. Never mind that he & 7 or 8 Aztec dancers from Mexico in full costume & all the rest of us were not even permitted in for 2 hours. Someone had booked the Veterans' building long in ...
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August 18, 2009
- Hey, check out my essay, "Miss Beauty Queen," in this month's SoMa Literary Review. It deals with the San Francisco of my youth (as a good friend would say, "...right after the Earth's crust cooled..."). Here's the link: http://somalit.com/Miss_Beauty.htmlIf that doesn't work, go to somalit.com and search for Mary Lynn Archibald. There's lots of great stuff at SoMaLit. It's ...
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August 11, 2009
- It seems it is the season for paroling women who attempt to assassinate our presidents and those who commit heinous crimes. Sara Jane Moore, the middle aged woman and a mother who shot at Pres. Ford in 1975 was released from prison December 2007. Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, the Manson follower who waved a gun at Pres. Ford 17 days before Moore fired at Ford also may be out soon. ...
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