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 IN JULY AT THE BIG SMASHWORDS SALE!

Make a note in your calendar. At one minute past midnight Pacific time on July 1, the special Smashwords Summer E-Book Promotion goes live. (That's 2 am Eastern Daylight Savings Time).  After 11:59 pm Pacific time on July 31, the...

 I did a ton of research about Italy, and especially Venice, in writing my popular novel, "Stradella's Revenge," but truthfully I had never been there. Imagination only goes so far for an author. I needed to see Venice for myself. So last month I rented an apartment fo...

I recently discovered ElderAction and think you should know about it. Jim and Caroline James, the founders, are on a mission of great importance for seniors.

Here's what they say on their website:

"We’re Jim & Caroline and we’re based out of Raleigh, NC. About five years...

Please enjoy one of my most popular story poems'

POLICE STORY

The blue sedan whizzed by and ran a red.

The usual space for license plates was blank. 

I thought the driver saw me turn my head.

Was this a crime or just some teen-age prank?

I was on his tail in seconds flat,

my...

This post was recently published at Caregiver Chronicles and is re-published here. It is about a 16-year-old teenager named Jacob with a big heart and a great idea to help lonely nursing home residents and other seniors. Let him tell you about it:  

"While voluntee...

This gorgeous and unique spot in northern Michigan has been one of the best kept travel secrets in America, but recently has been highlighted in many travel publications. The Dune Climb adjacent to both Lake Michigan and Glen Lake, may be the most visited part of the N...

This is a novel, a screenplay and a theater event. Read the book, read the screenplay, or see the show or, better still, do it all.

This play, based on the novel, is told in the first person by an autistic teenager playing at being a detective of a very different kind...