Went to Richmond, VA to celebrate my mother’s 96th birthday. She is a spitfire and fun lover. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren that lived nearby showed up as well as my older and wonderful bro
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Censorship and smutty, violent books
It has come to my attention recently that there is a petition to stop online retailers from censorship. One book in particular has been yanked off the virtual shelves of B&N, Amazon, and Kobo. Am
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So I bit the bullet and changed the cover for Sunspots. Got a lot of negative feedback and yes, it did look kinda cheesy and wasn’t feeling the love. I do all my own work and
Continue ReadingDefeats, successes, and reading The Goldfinch
So Sunspots never made it to the next level of ABNA and the reviews were available today. One reviewer seemed to like it and the other, well, hated it. You need two yes votes to move on.
Continue ReadingTribute to Mickey Rooney and other musings
I met Mickey Rooney. More than just met him, I actually interviewed him for a column I wrote for a tabloid in Jacksonville, Fla. It was a long time ago and as I think about
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