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May.08.2010
My special guest on today’s “A Book and a Chat” is author “Jeri Smith-Ready”. While Jeri has several books and trilogies under her writing belt, her new book “SHADE” is her debut venture into the realms of YA literature.
Jeri’s early plans save the earth were ruined when she realized she was more...
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Dec.30.2009
Almost the end of 2009, and I am facing it with very mixed feelings. It has been a year when family issues, medical issues and work issues have overwhelmed the literature, radio and friendship aspects of the past 365 days.
From the very start of the year leading up to my major back surgery...
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Dec.21.2009
Today's Christmas story is from 2008, the penultimate before I share my story from this year with there will be a narrated version has been added for those who like to listen rather than read.
CHRISTMAS DREAM (2008)
It had started like a distant rumble of thunder, which had grown into the roaring...
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Dec.15.2009
For those of you who have not been reading my Christmas Story's (normally on a Thursday) up to now, each year I write a special holiday story, and have done since 1999. I will share them each week until finally just before Christmas I will publish this seasons story.
Today's is from 2006, and...
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Dec.08.2009
I was thinking what to blog about tonight, one of the Christmas Stories or perhaps some attempt at a witty comment or even about how the new book is "not" going, when I realized I had not done a "Weird News" spot for a while. So here's a couple of items of interest... well...
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Dec.07.2009
Like an old Bing Crosby and Bob Hope movie I was off on the road to... well Corning NY, this last Saturday, which of course coincided with the first snow of the winter. While I did not meet Dorothy Lamour (am I sounding old) along the way, I did get to meet some great people who'd I previously...
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Nov.23.2009
Every so often some group or other reports that certain things are good for you, then a few days later another group replies that the same item is bad for you.
While it’s been noted for some time that a pint or two of beer per day is medically good for you, last week it was reported…
Drinking...
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Nov.18.2009
Wondering what to get that "difficult" person in your life this holiday, I picked up a few ideas to help you with that special gift.
This cheery confection is like a delicious-looking go-kart. Coast down the road in style at a top speed of 7 m.p.h. in a Cupcake Car that comes in...
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Nov.16.2009
Last Friday I was invited to an event at a school about seventy miles away. The school had previously contacted me re donating one of my books "of which we've heard great things" as a fund raising for their school.
Being always willing to help with such donations for any charity or...
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Nov.15.2009
While the US celebrates Veterans Day, around the world the day to remember those who gave up their lives for us is called "Remembrance Day". Canada like the US holds this day on November 11th. While in the UK the national day of remembrance for those killed in both world wars and...
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