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Elgon Williams
Aug 3, 20195 min read
How Many Times I’ve Missed It!
Class Reunions - Have you ever attended any of yours? So far, I’ve missed every one. The reasons have varied over the years. I was in...
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Elgon Williams
Jul 6, 20193 min read
Six-and-a-Half Weeks to Launch
Six months ago, when it was a definite maybe that HOMER UNDERBY would launch sometime this summer, I thought about visiting the Midwest...
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Nola Nash
Jun 16, 20193 min read
RC and Moonpie Festival: a quirky day in a quirky place with a quirky author
Went there, did that, got the t-shirt. There it is, right there, to the left. As much as you'll hear me talk about my beloved New...
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Elgon Williams
Jun 5, 20193 min read
West Again
When I was a kid growing up on a farm in Ohio, Dad used to fantasize aloud about picking up stakes and heading out west. I guess it was...
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Benny Sims
May 17, 20192 min read
Heroes? Funny You Should Ask
When you were young, other than your immediate family members, who were your heroes? I imagine most people will say their teachers, or...
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Elgon Williams
Apr 27, 20194 min read
What Happened to Customer Service?
It takes a lot to rile me, but I’m also a Taurus. Whenever someone has the misfortune of pushing me past my limit, it can get messy for a...
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Penni Jones
Feb 24, 20193 min read
5 Take-aways from LORENA
Amazon Prime is currently streaming a four-part docuseries chronicling the infamous 1993 Lorena and John Bobbitt assaults, produced by...
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Nola Nash
Feb 15, 20193 min read
Nashville: My Other Hometown
By now, you all know how I feel about New Orleans, the city that truly holds my heart. However, where I live now is definitely nothing to...
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Elgon Williams
Feb 12, 20198 min read
Every Book I Write, I Wonder If the Magic is Gone
Writing is a curious habit by its nature. Some attempt turning it into a profession with varying results. One might have better odds...
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Seth Augenstein
Feb 10, 20193 min read
Fiction or Prediction? The North Korean Nuke Novel
A commercial airliner strays off course into the airspace of North Korea, which promptly shoots it down. The hundreds of deaths include a...
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Joanna Evans
Jan 23, 20192 min read
For Old Times’ Sake
“Auld Lang Syne” brings me to tears. What is up with that? I don’t even understand the words. Yet, whenever I hear it, especially sung...
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Ward Parker
Jan 21, 20192 min read
The Conspiracy Threatening My Writing Career
They’re trying to destroy my dreams of success. I’m not talking about the publishing industry, which is paying non-celebrity authors less...
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Benny Sims
Jan 17, 20192 min read
Say It Again, Sam
I try to stay away from controversial topics for my blog posts, but I overheard something a few days ago that struck a bad nerve with me....
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Nola Nash
Jan 15, 20192 min read
Strange Bedfellows- Writers and Day Jobs
All I really want to do is write all day. Even the editing part. Hell, even the writing the book synopsis part. But I can't. I have a day...
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Seth Augenstein
Jan 8, 20193 min read
Bad Juju and the Rule of Three
Things happen in threes. This is the wisdom behind breathless reporting of celebrity deaths, and other unabashed holdovers of strange...
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Elgon Williams
Dec 28, 20183 min read
Settling In
It’s been a week since I flew into LAX to begin a new chapter of my life in Southern California. For the most part I’m settled in, now....
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Jeff Messick
Dec 20, 20182 min read
The Spirit of the Season
Merry Christmas everyone! It's my favorite time of year, due to several reasons. One of which, it's no longer the blazing summer heat of...
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Laura Ellen Scott
Nov 26, 20182 min read
My Christmas List
You never know how terrifying Christmas morning can be until your dad spends the whole present budget on a unicycle for your mom. I...
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Seth Augenstein
Nov 7, 20183 min read
Eating Each Other in America
Tonight the results of the 2018 U.S. midterm elections will come streaming in – first as a trickle, then as an hysterical gush of hot...
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Nicole Asselin
Nov 6, 20182 min read
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
No no, not the holidays. It's finally FALL! I hate summer. There, I said it. I hate being hot. I hate getting sweaty. And like most...
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