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Review: When We Believed in Mermaids.

Warning this is a three hankie story. It’s told by two sisters both in first person. The basic plot is that Kit and her mother see Josie on a news cast from New Zealand where there was a nightclub fire. They believed her dead. The mother convinces Kit to travel from California to Auckland toContinue reading “Review: When We Believed in Mermaids.”

On Writing by Stephen King

The first part of the book is about Steven King becoming a writer and what it took to become successful. I admire the tenacity it took to accomplish getting published. A wonderful rags to riches story. He gave insight into the process of inspiration.The second part of the book is full of good sound advice.Continue reading “On Writing by Stephen King”

TTT 111420

This week I’m listing everything I’ve got going right now that’s keeping me from writing. 1. Every Thursday my son and I have a lunch with my church’s men’s group. It’s helping my son open up and tell about his experiences while in the Air Force after 911. The other men are all Vietnam vetsContinue reading “TTT 111420”

Wednesday Challenge

My goals for 2020: 1. Finish proofreading Stephanus and get self published. 2. I’m working on a sci-fi story, tentatively titled A Private Pain. 3. Continue reading as many books as I can off of Amazon’s unlimited. 4. Try to get through my TBR list while keep adding more to it. 5. Build up Writers2writersContinue reading “Wednesday Challenge”

Next Writers2writers Meeting

Tomorrow is our next meeting. 2:00 pm at the Patrick J. Baca library. Located at Unser and Central. See you there

Recently read books Irreparable Harm by Melissa F Miller. This is the first book in a legal thriller series with Sasha McCandless. She’s half Russian and Irish, five foot even and weighs a hundred pounds of Krav Maga trained dynomite. She also works at a prestegious law firm in Philidelphia and is assigned to defendContinue reading

First Line Friday

“Battering ram! Don’t fail me now!” Optimus raised his fist punching the wall above his head. The girl beside him stroked his broad shoulders kissing him passionately. There was no response. In frustration he looked at the woman it took a night’s gambling to bed: pale blonde hair—real blonde, not dyed. Like spider silk whenContinue reading “First Line Friday”

NY Times

For twenty years I’ve enjoyed getting the daily news from the NY Times for free. Ten years ago they put a limit on how many articles you could read for free and slowly reduced the number. Last year all I could get were the headlines. There are a number of editors opinions and particularly contributorsContinue reading “NY Times”

CH: English History

This is an ambitious book covering the history of England from pre-history to the end of WWII. This condenses down all aspects of the time covered making it too general and vague. Major parts of English history are skipped entirely. The Celtic Britons are barely mentioned. Romanization is mentioned and the devastation of the SaxonContinue reading “CH: English History”