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Sep.29.2009
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From the foot of Dexter Avenue, looking toward the capitol.
Sometimes, it begins with an image in my head, sometimes, it starts with stumbling across an old photo, like this one.
I lived in Montgomery for 13 years, and worked in a state building behind the...
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Sep.27.2009
Let's try this again shall we? The first blog attempt failed!
This morning (Monday and the first day of the Spring school holidays, typically it's pouring with rain) I woke early, cos that's what I do, and while drinking my coffee - I jumped into a chat room to see if there was anyone around I knew...
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Sep.26.2009
My wife said we should go to Hotel Mac for dinner. Now, I've heard of Hotel Mac, but I couldn't tell you what the place looks like, even though I've been there and eaten there.
"Have we really eaten there before?" I asked.
"Yes. You said you liked it."
"I did?"
She...
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Sep.22.2009
Certain people, events and occurrences stick with me and no matter what I do, I can’t forget about them. The death of three men in Bristol, England is something I’ve never forgotten. They died a few months apart some time in the late eighties. They weren't murdered and it wasn’t accidental. All...
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Sep.21.2009
“How could I kidnap a child and get away with it?”
This was probably the wrong question to ask an FBI agent right out of the gate. The agent’s expression turned grim and his answer was clipped and a tad aggressive. “You couldn’t. We'd catch you."
“Yeah, but,” I said before he interrupted me...
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Sep.15.2009
I've been reading the diary of Benjamin Gilbert, who was an American soldier for the entire Revolution. Most of the diary is filled with one or two line entries about the weather.
May 1778the 3rd Sunday. Fair Pleasant day.the 5th Fair and Clear.the 6th. Fair.the 7th. Clear and warm.
You get the...
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Aug.31.2009
Until today, Seattle did not, to my knowledge, have a medical center called Bayview Hospital (though I believe there is a similarly named veterinary clinic). However, it does now. I’ve just created it.
I’m not a billionaire philanthropist (unfortunately) — I am simply a fiction writer who, in the...
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Aug.26.2009
Writing historical fiction involves developing close relationships with libraries and librarians. Cathy visits The Indextrious Reader blog to talk about historical research:
Still, history books were just the beginning. I was handed file upon file bursting with old newspaper and magazine articles,...
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Aug.09.2009
Welcome to my new blog! I've decided to take a more personal approach to my new blogs and talk to you all as if you were my family... so what up fam? Of course, all biological family are not "family" so to speak but everyone has their portion and I encourage everyone to count their...
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Jul.28.2009
I always find it hard to focus on writing when the weather is (finally) gorgeous. Of course, this week in Seattle, it’s a little toasty (okay, it’s freaking HOT: 94 currently — forecast of 97 tomorrow). But whether you’re enjoying the weather or trying to escape it, summer can generally be tough...
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