So, is it my imagination, or am I having an existential crisis? I don’t suppose it matters. I`m not writing these days and it`s worrisome to the point of wondering who I am anymore. Now here`s where it gets interesting. Do I fight it, or do I confess that I actually see myself as past [...]
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…and I think I know why. You will too if you read his new memoir entitled Life. I can`t recommend it highly enough. There’s a good reason Keith Richards has lived long enough to rise from the ashes once twice how many times does anyone really know? He never lived for the dope [...]
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Just received a note from a buddy with whom I trade e-mails daily. It’s only 8:00 a.m. and Don has discovered that he’s completed his “To do” list for the day. Now what? He confesses that he could manage a longer list, but, but… “But what’s my motivation?” Reflective soul that he is, Don wonders [...]
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Heroes don’t have to actually do anything heroic. It comes as a bit of a shock to find myself forced to accept this radical fact of fiction. That’s right, protagonists may not always rise to meet the challenge. And if they do, there’s a chance they might sink, which we term a tragedy. Some [...]
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Christmas presents don’t come any better than a good book. And she who gifted me In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut couldn’t have chosen better. A travel book/novel set in Greece, Africa, and India—genre and landscapes close to my heart—she couldn’t miss. It happens like this. He sets out in the afternoon… Don’t [...]
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Story Structure To Die For is essential reading for anyone who has ever wondered why readers read and why writers
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A phone call out of the blue sends ROXY on a mercy mission to a Greek island. Her estranged grandfather is dying. When her mother refuses
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The Flight of the Patriot
Yadi Sharifirad, Iranian Top Gun, national hero, and poster boy for the military forces of the Islamic Regime, thought his record spoke for itself. But he underestimated Ayatollah Khomeini’s antipathy for American-trained fighter pilots—all but a few were executed. Sharifi’s luck ran out when one fine day ...more
