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Jun.02.2010
"Who is your favorite detective?"
Since Red Room has addressed that question to readers and writers, I am certain they are expecting to read blogs about detectives in mystery novels.
But they're not going to get that from me.
In 1989, our daughter, Kaitlyn Arquette, 18, was chased...
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Sep.23.2009
One by one you entered my life.Small, white buds, you burst through firm, pink sod,Glopping reluctantly through pureed carrots,Coating yourselves with sodden Zwieback,Hacking relentlessly at the slats of a folding play pen.
Two─four─eight─you multiplied in glorious profusion,Small blooms replaced...
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Feb.19.2009
In a couple of months it will be Mother's Day. Even in today's economy, you can count on the fact that restaurants will be jammed with women in every age range being wined and dined by their families, and flower shops and greeting card stores will do big business.
And I will remember, as I always...
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Jul.28.2008
This morning, at the breakfast table, as I was perusing the comics, (which, along with the Sudoku, is how I ease my way into each day), I was hit by a wave of nostalgia at the sight of "Hagar the Horrible" returning home from one of his wild adventures, to be greeted by his valiant wife...
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May.27.2008
There was a story I once heard about a woman – an ordinary woman of the sort you meet every day – who gave birth to children and raised them, and that was that. “Goodbye, my dears,” she said, giving each one a kiss. Off they went, those adult children, self-sufficient and sturdy. And...
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About Lois
Lois Duncan was born in Philadelphia, PA, and grew up in Sarasota, FL.
She knew from early childhood that she wanted to be a writer. She submitted her first story to a magazine at age 10 and became published at 13. Throughout her teens she wrote regularly...
Causes Lois Duncan Supports
Operation Smile and Hospice