Monthly Archives: November 2010

Turkey and Free Books

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. While you’re letting the turkey dinner settle, click on over to the LibraryThing website and register for a chance for a review copy of my newest e-novel, Crimson Sky. I’m sending out free ebook copies to the … Continue reading

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WELCOME, BLOG JOGGERS

Greetings! Come in and explore — topics are everything to the research I do for my historical novels to my sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving.  I also am posting articles and links for those of you with an interest in … Continue reading

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Kindles and Nooks Under the Christmas Tree

I’m getting ready to buy my son a Kindle for Christmas. He’s in the army stationed in Kuwait and thinks getting one would be “super mega cool.” Several of his buddies over there have e-readers and find them a convenient … Continue reading

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Apricot-Sweet Potato Bake

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE RECIPE Thanksgiving! In our family, this is our favorite holiday. My daughter, her husband and two sons will spend the week with us. With my mom and dad, we’ll be eight at the table. I love that, … Continue reading

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THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO: A REVIEW

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO: A REVIEW There must be half a dozen people out there who have not yet read Stieg Larsson’s trio: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl … Continue reading

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Grisham and ebooks

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal carried a story about the release of John Grisham’s newest novel, The Confession. This is his first novel to be released simultaneously in both hardback and ebook, and his publisher reports that about one-third of the … Continue reading

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OUR GREAT GRANDPARENTS

I’ve been thinking about being old in America. My parents are 91 and 88. They live in an assisted living facility ten minutes from me. They are in pretty decent shape for their ages, but it is not a happy … Continue reading

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The Global Audience

Sitting here in my office in Texas, it’s easy to forget how the web has made our communications truly global. I’ve just been looking over the past year’s visitor statistics for my website and was surprised to find that almost … Continue reading

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