War
October 30, 2009
- It has been a very, very long time (four months) since I wrote about the assault of the pigeons on the West coast of this great land, and in particular on the light well outside my kitchen, and no doubt many of you have wondered about the status of this epic battle for the soul of America. My sense is you have all been holding your breath, terrified that these pernicious monsters were winning and ...
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October 14, 2009
- Author’s Book Recommendation – Book of the PeopleTitle:People of the BookAuthor: Geraldine BrooksPaperback: 400 pagesPublisher: HarperPerennial (1 Oct 2008)Language EnglishISBN-10: 0007177429ISBN-13: 978-0007177424Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.8 cmBook Description‘Even more compelling than the detective plot is the novel’s portrayal of the harrowing lives of its historical ...
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October 1, 2009
- Another thoughtful column by Lyn Miller-Lachmann at the "Waging Peace" blog of the Albany Times Union (NY), featuring Rock 'N' Roll Soldier... Lyn really nails the essence of Dean's story, that music/art can transcend even the grisliest of circumstances and keep us human...
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September 23, 2009
- While President Obama is doing the Sunday morning and late night talk show circuit here in the States, hawking his healthcare plan, there seems to be a war going on in Afghanistan. No, seriously, you may have heard about it if you were paying close attention. I kid you not. I think you can Google it.Now, I'm going to be right up front about this. George W. Bush screwed up this war by ignoring it ...
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September 11, 2009
- For the last few days, I - and several other authors who have work on Smashwords and Kindle - have been downloading mobi files (from Smashwords) to send free books and stories to deployed soldiers.When Ian was deployed, he couldn't have enough reading material for his down time. Started by author Edward Patterson, this project took off quickly. Now Smashwords is directly involved.Read about ...
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September 8, 2009
- A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from a blog talk radio host just hours before we were due to go live. The host, afraid to upset the show’s listeners, wanted to change topics from talking (with a book club) about Homefront’s story and characters to talking about publishing and writing, in general, because there was concern the readers of the book, and listeners of the show, ...
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September 4, 2009
- Earlier this week, President Obama evidently was presented with a state of the war report from his new commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal. While the contents are largely classified, this much is evident. McChrystal appears poised, not surprisingly, to request an increase in troop presence to "protect the people" of Afghanistan.
Given the escalating national deficit ...
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September 1, 2009
- Before the hours of insanity and annihilation that changed world history on September 11, 2001, the month of September was noted by members of my family primarily as the birth month for at least a half dozen individuals. It remained, of course, their month after 9/11, but the shadow of that event tends to lessen the glow of birthday candles and soften the volume of songs and laughter. ...
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August 31, 2009
- I have a feeling there’ll be some disagreement from the Editor community that a collection of short stories should be a haphazard free-for-all, but that’s why indie publishing is so great. I do plan to eventually write a collection that has a connecting thread, and I hope to publish it traditionally. But Carol’s Aquarium is exactly what I want it to be–a ...
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August 28, 2009
- The luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite is a bestselling literary novel by Beatrice Colin. It is a paperback published by John Murray and its ISBN is 1848540310. It is so well written it is a pleasure to read and it is full of historical content of 20th century Germany and the history of the movie industry. It is a sad and touching story rich in characterisation and highly evocative. Through a ...
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