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Book Report: “I Never Met A Story I Didn’t Like” by Todd Snider
There are some things to like about this book by Todd Snider, a songwriter. For instance, Mr. Snider’s feeling on hecklers at his shows is that they paid to be there and they can heckle if they want...
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Brad chose his moment carefully, during the mid afternoon lull, to call Cody into the office. Misty couldn’t be left in a busy store alone even for a moment. The pressure of even two people in line...
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Mr Francey Pants Turns 40
I didn’t want to turn 40 years old this July. The tasteful white squares of my phone’s calendar seemed to glow white hot with advancing age. What horrid health problem will I suffer first? Hearing...
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Humans Still Need Apply
There is a very well done video sailing around the Internet today called “Humans Need Not Apply.” It is a short editorialized documentary about the role computers will play in the coming years. That...
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Rise of the Bastards
PHOTO: Sarah GGather around, fellow adopted persons! We join to raise our collective profile. Too long has adoption been depicted as something people discover to their horror when rifling through their...
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The Martian’s Deleted Log Entry: Sol 113
I recently read “The Martian,” Andy Weir’s novel about an astronaut trying to survive and ultimately leave the red planet. It’s a good book that doesn’t insult the reader by glossing over technical...
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Bob and Emily’s Best Man Speech
PHOTO: San Smith I had the immense pleasure this weekend of serving as Robert Donlan’s best man at his wedding to Emily Dolezal. We had excellent crisp fall weather and lots of good friends. It was...
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How I Mostly Stopped Coveting the Porsche 911
The 911SC Targa (boo, Targa) in Guards Red.Since I was a kid, I have wanted a Porsche 911. I became aware of them during the mid eighties when I was ten and the great 911SC was enjoying popularity. My...
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My Failed Bring a Trailer Application: The Spongebob Caprice
Trolling through Craigslist or eBay looking for weird classic cars is a treasured car guy pastime, and there’s a site called Bring A Trailer where people post choice finds. It’s a great site. Cuts out...
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When Did SUVs Start Looking Like Apologetic Creek Rocks?
My first car was a 1987 Bronco II. It was awful. The rear hatch was broken and it overheated regularly, probably because it spewed coolant at random intervals like a freshman on his first weekend at...
View ArticleDangerous Dan promotion with my buddy Travis Broyles
I made a little video this weekend to help promote my new book “Dangerous Dan.” I’m pleased with how it came out, and as of this writing 57 people have viewed it. So, I expect Harper Crawlins or one of...
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My Results Using Goodreads Giveaways for Book Promotion
I knew I wanted Dangerous Dan to come out before December, which was a bit of a stretch because I had to finish writing it, get Reid Davis of Tastemaker Communications to edit it for me, get Rich...
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I Will Appear at MidSouthCon in March!
I wonder if Graceland is on AirBNB? No? Well I’ll just get a hotel room. Lodging aside, I will be making a series of appearances at MidSouthCon 33 in Memphis, TN on March 20-22. I’m looking forward to...
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Valentine’s Day Little Free Library Book Tour
I can’t afford an international book tour, but I can afford a one-day rail pass. Tomorrow, Sweetie and I will board a MARTA train, which will whisk us around the city of Atlanta. We will disembark at...
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Little Free Library Book Tour Wrapup!
I’m trying to get people to read my books. There are lots of businesses on the Internet who are willing to take my money in return for advertisements of every description, but in my experience, the...
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How To Buy a Vintage Typewriter
I sniff paper. It smells good. I like looking at type thwhacked into paper too, because, unlike the waste you get from a printer, the letters are depressed into the page. Typewriters mean it. So what...
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Facebeefs: A Writer’s Complaints About Facebook
Let me start by saying that I mean no ill toward Facebook employees, particularly none toward those in rank and file. Facebook is like a giant wheel. I don’t blame the spokes for where the wheel goes....
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I Am Learning about Romance Heat Levels
The ink is barely dry on my publishing contract. Editing has yet to begin. There’s still a long track ahead, along which my book project could derail — and then explode — at any moment. And yet, there...
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Catch me on the Nation of Jake, Friday March 20th @5pm WREC 600AM
I will speak with Jake of the Nation of Jake on the AM airwaves March 20th. I’ll be in town for MidsouthCon 33, and I’ll be talking to Jake about books, writing, and probably life in general. Jake’s...
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I’ll be at JordanCon April 17-19!
I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be appearing at Jordancon! As a formerly ardent reader of the Wheel of Time series, I hope there are some cool costumes. I mean, don’t cut your arm off or anything,...
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