Alex DeMarban: A contractor will be paid $800,000 to look for efficiencies, opportunities at 3 state lending agencies

Today's selection -- from Empires of Light by Jill Jonnes. The powerful New York banker J.P. Morgan was one of the first to invest in Thomas Edison's fledgling electric light company. He was also the first to successfully install electric lights in his home, but not without incident: "The 1880 census showed fifty mil­lion Americans. Morgan, unlike many of […]

Today's selection -- from Tinseltown by William J. Mann. Hollywood in the early 1920s, the era of silent movies, was already the scene of rampant cocaine and morphine addictions, nowhere more than at Famous Players Films (later Paramount): US Attorney Tom Green, [was] invited onto the Famous Players Studio lot [in Hollywood] by general manager Charles Eyton. Green was the […]

Nine days until Christmas and we all could use some help in gift shopping. Since my brain works a bit outside the bell curve (and as my wife points out– not necessarily on the good side all the time) I got to pondering this. I put together some items that I’ve found useful and people […]

We recently watched this documentary on Investigation Discovery. (Again, my wife always has the remote and always finds stuff off the beaten path– although, wait a second, was she trying to send me a message here???) While many people might not feel empathy for the narrator, an investigative reporter, the reality is that more people […]

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All aboard the music time machine. Continuing the story from 1988, with my guest the author, writer, and blogger, Molly Stevens.

Originally posted on Tallis Steelyard: Opinions of Butterford Eelwart are both contradictory and fiercely held. Some claim he is a genius whose talent for invention has been sadly curtailed by the carping of lesser minds. Others claim with equal vehemence that the man is a fool and ought to be locked up for his own…

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By: Janet and Chris Morris, Nancy Asire, Joe Bonadonna, S.E. Lindberg, Michael E. Dellert, Michael H. Hanson, A.L. Butcher, Andrew P. Weston Only fools fall in love, and hell is filled with fools. Our damned lovers include Christopher Marlowe and … Continue reading →

Welcome to the fifth day of Christmas, and today my guests are D.G. Kaye (Debby Gies), Lizzie Chantree and Joy Lennick.  We will find out more about their most favourite Christmas memories later. As I continue to reflect on Christmas … Continue reading →

In honor of the birthday of Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967), here is his beautiful choral arrangement of the advent hymn “Veni, Veni, Emmanuel.”

PANIC! Then immediately text and call your mother so she can panic too. Call the airlines and prey on their sympathy. (It pays to be nice) Oh yea, this just happened. The last thing I texted Andrew last night at 7:17pm was: At 5:47am this text came in with my phone jarring me awake immediately […]

The end of the year is upon us, which means it's just about time for all of the articles about New Year's resolutions and "how to make the most of 2019" to come out! Personally I'm not a fan of resolutions, as they're often too broad and rarely stuck to, but I am all about […]

Notable Bene; Yes, that is a christmas tree atop that crane, and yes, it has twinkly lights. No idea what … More

England has had some peculiar weather this year. [Bites knuckle in theatrical mock-surprise.] Our summer was akin to something one … More

If you love Romance, you'll love the Christmas Romance Lovers Giveaway.To make this event even better, there's a Book Fair with a bonus prize.The Christmas Romance Lovers Giveaway and Book Fair started December 1 and conclude on Christmas Day, December 25.Seven lucky people will be our winners, and the prizes are great: like a Kindle […]

I wanted to pass along some simple solutions for some annoying problems.1. Ever get a song "stuck" in your head? I do, and it drives me crazy. I read that some smart people did a study about this phenomenon and came up with a solution.Chewing gum. Yes, you heard me. Apparently the brain perceives the […]

Social Media have become a dominating force in our lives over the past decade.  Just look at these mind-blowing statistics: The average person has 5 social media accounts The average person spends 1 hour 40 minutes per day on social media Facebook has over 1.4 billion users 50% of all Internet users are on Facebook […]

"Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP.  They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area.  But I didn’t wait for that.  I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up.  And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]

"My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five.  I loved it!  I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella.  This was less than successful..."  WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]

Welcome to Episode 61 of the Minstral Show!Greetings from the rock club at the end of the universe, your place to get away from it all, if only for an hour… it’s all good. Today’s lineup features Kikagaku Moyo, Kevin Morby, Lunatic Soul, Darrel Treece-Birch, Sonic Elements, Lonely Robot, Okay Mann, The Fixators and Fernando […]

  This is a kids’ book in which a boy(?) who lives on an old vineyard (or maybe he is trying to win the vineyard from the devil?) is challenged by the devil to perform several seemingly impossible tasks. One … Continue reading →

Hate Notes by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Sebastian York and Lynn Barrington Standalone Contemporary Romance I haven’t read a lot of Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward but I know how beloved they are, and I have loved the few I read, so I went into Hate Notes  (currently free in KU for […]

Here at The Authors’ Billboard, we aim to please. We want to give you the kind of gifts you really want. We’re not just romance authors; we’re romance readers too. That’s why we have created so many wonderful Holiday Romance Collections and offer them at such rock bottom prices. We know what you want–lots of […]

Yes, you read that right. I released sixteen new books in 2018!! Talk about shocking myself! I set a goal for myself to release twelve. One book a month. Most were going to be novellas. What I forgot was I had several series going and I couldn’t put them on the backburner either. Like most […]

We are excited to give away an Amazon Gift Card worth $20 to one of our lucky visitors. We will be doing many more of these in the future. This is the first one we have done in a while. To enter, please follow the instructions on the giveaway app below. Good luck! a Rafflecopter […]

We love introducing Prolific Works readers to great stories and big ideas. Take a chance on new authors and try great stories from old favorites. See it first every day with Prolific Works and be free to discover authors you’ll love. We’re thrilled to share the latest and greatest from our teen and young adult genres! Paranormal […]

June 30, 1893. "Waiting for the train (girl and boy in railroad depot; map of Ohio on wall)." The photographer is credited as one Mrs. W.M. Gatch. View full size.

The vast majority of college students in the United States take out at least one loan to help pay for costs. With college prices only going up, that isn’t about the end anytime soon. Student loans are here to stay, and unfortunately, that also means student loan debt. There are a number of options for […]

Lice Treatment Buying Guide There are many different types of lice treatment products on the market and they are not all created equally. There...

The Things I Liked This Week December 15, 2018 I started doing The Things I Liked This Week in June 2015 and it’s definitely become my favorite regular post. I love adding to my list throughout the week. Here are the things I liked this week: 1.If cats said “Hey” This is old but I […]

  I’m very excited to write this post today because it is the first post that contains links to my new Zero Toxics Knowledge Base. These links give you more information about the material, so I can link to that materials information again and again from different posts. Eventually you will begin to become familiar […]

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Harvest is one of the best times in the garden. I mean, from November through April, my Florida garden is in full bloom–a veritable smorgasbord of salad fixings and root crop delights. However, if you’re like me, your eyes are “bigger” than your “belly” yielding more from your garden beds than can fit on your […]

In Florida, we can grow cool season crops all winter long. A beautiful thing, I know. Lucky us! Actually, it’s one of the best times of the years to be outside, soaking in the gentle rays of sunshine, the cool breezes, misty mornings… I could go on. If you’re new to Florida, you might not […]

This nourishing whipped body butter recipe is perfect for softening and soothing dry hands and body! It features a trio of herbal flowers: dandelion, sunflower, and calendula, that help repair and condition chapped skin. Today I’m excited to share a recipe that was inspired by my friend Colleen’s brand new book, Healing Herbal Infusions. If […]

The most amazing (and easiest!) melt-in-your-mouth beef tenderloin using the simplest ingredients! Well, it’s a Christmas miracle! Well, not really, just close enough. Because this roasted beef tenderloin is just short of a miracle. I’m serious. It’s just that good. It melts in your mouth with every bite – so tender and so flavorful with […]

  Here are today’s five food things to know about maple syrup: There’s an International Maple Syrup Institute that was founded in 1975.  Canada supplies about 80% of the word’s maple syrup.  Koreans usually prefer sap over syrup.  One gallon of maple syrup is made of 40 gallons of sap.  Aunt Jemima and Mrs. Butterworth […]

DECEMBER 17, 2018 | NATIONAL MAPLE SYRUP DAY | WRIGHT BROTHERS DAY NATIONAL MAPLE SYRUP DAY December 17 is the perfect day to begin the day with pancakes, french toast or biscuits topped off with delicious maple syrup as you celebrate National Maple Syrup Day.It is usually from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red […]

This Strawberry Cheesecake is a stunner! An incredible rich-yet-light cheesecake recipe, finished with a gorgeous strawberry topping that tastes as amazing as it looks. You’ll love how the sauce slowly drips down the cheesecake with every bite, and how the filling is creamy and rich, but it’s a fluffy rather than heavy and dense. And because I... […]

Roaring Midnight by Colleen Gleason Paranormal romance released by Avid Press on June 18, 2013 Amid the glitzy age of Jazz, when gangsters and bootleggers control the cities, there lies another, more insidious threat….the undead. Macey Gardella is a typical young woman of the Roaring Twenties: she works a job, has her own flat, and loves […]

Hi friends! So I guess ALBTALBS is in partial hiatus – not really planned but it happened and is how things will probably be for the foreseeable future. HOWEVER I do want to note that November is Native American/First Nations Heritage Month! If anyone is interested in or willing to write a guest post or […]

Saturday, Dec 15.By 10 AM it had warmed into to low 50s here in Quartzsite with a promise of a high of 71 degrees Fahrenheit.  So Scarlett and I headed out, first into town to gas up and then south on AZ Highway 95 for 18 miles to the Palm Canyon entrance to the Kofa […]

Sunsetwx had forecasted good Sunrise conditions for this morning.  I woke even before my alarmat 6:15AM and leisurely made coffee while awaiting the pre-dawn color show.I'm glad to report sunsetwx got this one right.After work, with the weather remaining overcast and cool, I went to check out the Quartzsite Museum in town.  It's a little […]

Everything I Never Told You This is easily the most powerful book I’ve read in a long time. The author chose an omniscient point of view–God’s eye view—and begins: “Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” The suspense comes in finding out just how the teenage Lydia Lee died. Every member of this […]

The reflections on the lake shifted and distorted as a cool breeze ruffled the water’s surface. The woman shivered and pulled the opening of her jacket closer to her body. “I should move on,” she thought. “Do something.” The thought … Continue reading →

At his third Chiefs of Defense conference, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said it’s not about winning the war against violent extremism - it’s about winning peace. Read More

Part 4: DoD beneficiaries enrolled in the soon-to-be-ending TRICARE Retiree Dental Program now have access to FEDVIP for 2019 dental and vision coverage. Read More