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May.12.2012 - 12:49 pm
Who hasn’t heard of Miss Marple or Hercule Proirot? But how many of you know anything about author who created these characters and more?  This autobiography shares a life...
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Mar.06.2012 - 12:04 pm
This used to be my excuse when working a 9 – 5, but now I’m retired, and it’s still a valid excuse. Even more so, I’m finding. The workload is different these days, however. I’m...
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Jan.04.2012 - 9:48 am
Reinventing oneself was something I thought everyone did. A broken romance, a lost job, a significant death, all pivotal moments that had us moving onto the next chapter. It was...
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Dec.13.2011 - 10:53 am
My hard drive crashed this month, taking my contact list and calendar with it. A definite life-changing experience, as it turned out. I had to recreate my life by repopulating...
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  • Gotta love stories like this.
    Tiny town chips in to save its historic newspaper

    When people in Silverton, Colo., a town of 638, saw their historic newspaper about to close, they decided to make some history of their own, contributing both money and labor to keep the Silverton Standard & the Miner running. Bob Dotson reports.
  • R.I.P.
    Globally acclaimed Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes dies

    Novelist Carlos Fuentes, one of Latin America's most eloquent and widely read authors and a fierce critic of governments, has died after a literary career spanning more than five decades. He was 83. Fuentes' best-known works include
  • Amazing find whether you follow the world of archaeology or not.
    Oldest Mayan calendar unearthed

    Archaeologists report a striking find in Guatemala of the first Mayan art on a wall, as well as the oldest known Mayan calendar.

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Oct.12.2009 - 1:23 pm
In response to: Reprint! Reprint!
I just did my last 2009 reading/book signing for Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery at the Latino Festival of Books...