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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 […]

Today's selection -- from Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician by Anthony Everitt. America's founding fathers were careful to avoid constructing the Constitution as a direct democracy, since they were concerned that direct democracy would be tantamount to mob rule. Instead, citizens of each state voted for electors, who in turn elected the president. Senators were […]

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 […]

My wife finds the most interesting things to watch and this one is our latest favorite. She always has the remote and she always finds shows that are off the beaten path. It’s on The Animal Planet channel and about the Chester Zoo,the most popular zoo in the UK. The zoo has over 21,000 animals […]

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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 K.M. Allan: Writers are fascinating creatures. We’re most comfortable talking to imaginary people, traveling to imaginary lands, and creating stories out of nothing more than words. What we also love is to avoid doing those things at all costs. You love writing and want nothing more to spend your waking hours…

Originally posted on Author Don Massenzio: This post will drill down into a topic with which I struggled in my early writing. That topic is dialog; when to use it, how to use it, what to avoid, etc. Before I dive into this topic, I wanted to give a special shout out to my editor…

today when the kinders found things out of place they went to put them in our class lost and found but discovered it was missing.  the class then set out to find the lost and found that was lost until someone found it and proudly put it back in place then the mini wooden zebra, […]

Clyde here . . . For some reason.  I’m supposed to talk about my opinion of city guards since I’m a thief.  That means I’ve run into my fair share of them.  It also means Mab has gone into hiding … Continue reading →

A lovely conversation between Colleen Chesebro and fantasy author MJ Mallon. Find out more about crystals, spirit animals and inspirations.. Hello everyone! This week I’m happy to share with you another of my dearest friends, British author, Marjorie (Marje, or … Continue reading →

From The Duffel Blog. SANTA’S WORKSHOP — The North Pole is in the midst of a readiness crisis as it struggles to fill its pilot ranks with qualified reindeer, who are leaving the service in record numbers to work at commercial sleighlines, sources confirmed today. Santa Claus claims he has only 75 percent of the […]

I’ve decided buying a new phone is a lot like buying a new car. Three days ago H and I decided we “needed” new cell phones. Of course we wanted all the new bells and whistles. New technology was calling our names. I’m still trying to justify this by the fact that Our phones are […]

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 […]

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

It rained yesterday – but it rained without wind. Breezes were not us. Gales were having a rest (although more … More

I was preparing an audition script for my books that don't have audio editions yet.I've worked with some wonderful narrators and am looking forward to diving into audio production again. The narrator can make or break an audio book.Here are some interesting facts I learned along the way from my first audio book production to […]

If you're like me, you're already feeling frazzled by the hurrying and scurrying--shopping, baking, wrapping, partying, etc. Sometimes, it helps to take a deep breath and laugh.Here are a few funny things people have said about Christmas.“Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.” – Victor Borge“Once again, we come to […]

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 60 of the Minstral Show!The choices we make in life stay with us from beginning to end and even though we make errors on our way, we do eventually learn from them and move on. Each one of us, when born, begins a path that zig zags through the forest of life. […]

  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 →

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I’m thrilled to share my new release with you—Maybe Lovers. It examines that cloudy, ambiguous area when two people have gotten involved but cannot really define or give a label to what is happening between them. This is book two in my new spicy series, The Rocklyns, although all my series books can be read […]

While my husband, Walt, and I were attending the University of Washington, we spent our summers in Anchorage with his parents, where I worked one job. Walt worked two 8-hour construction jobs since we had almost 24 hours of daylight up there. We drove up the Al-Can (Alaska-Canada) Highway each spring, and then back to […]

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 […]

        It's the second Friday in December, which means it's time for a hallowed holiday tradition here at Shorpy: The Office Christmas Party! Which has been going on for 93 years now. Will Clarence in Sales ever get up the nerve to ask out Hermione from Accounting? Is there gin in that […]

Regardless of how much money that one has, everyone can do with a little save up once in a while. Some people do so by literally moving from one shop to the other trying to compare and get the best prices possible. However, this can be exhausting and impractical especially if one does not have […]

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  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 […]

The post Shopping for Pumpkin Pie + 6 of my favorite ways to celebrate pumpkin appeared first on Debra Lynn Dadd.

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 […]

My favorite 30-min weeknight meal! Made with hamburger meat and everyone’s favorite taco flavor goodness. Everyone will LOVE THIS! It feels so good to be home! Although I do miss all the roosters and chickens roaming around the streets of Maui. Oh, and the fish tacos! I could live off of those fish tacos. But […]

Here are today’s five food things to know about biscuits and gravy: Biscuits and gravy is a popular breakfast dish in the South. It consists of a doughy biscuit covered in sausage or sawmill gravy, made for the drippings of cooked pork sausage and flavored with black pepper. The meal emerged after the American Revolutionary […]

DECEMBER 14, 2018 | MONKEY DAY | NATIONAL BOUILLABAISSE DAY | NATIONAL ALABAMA DAY  MONKEY DAY Every year on December 14 Monkey Day celebrants around the world recognize the unique characteristics of simians. Monkey Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated internationally on December 14.  While the holiday is mainly about monkeys, it also celebrates other […]

Kick off the holidays with this festive Christmas Appetiser – an Italian Cheese Log! It’s like an antipasto platter in dip form packed with minced salami, olives, peppers, green onions, a hefty dose of Italian seasonings, AND topped with sun dried tomato. Terrific easy, make-ahead economical alternative to expensive cheese platters – and bursting with the... […]

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 […]

Thursday, Dec 13.Not much of a sunrise for today:After work, I rode out to Crystal Hill, which is within the Kofa Wildlife Refuge Area to the south of Quartzsite, AZ.The hill is known to "rockhounds" as a place to search for quartz crystals apparently, I did see many of such crystals but had no inclination […]

Dec 11Didn't do any riding, just broke camp and left the Gunsite Wash BLM area near Why AZ and headed north on AZ Hwy 85.Filled up the propane tank (6.7 gal) in a gas station in Ajo, AZ and then just motored up to I-10 to head west towards Quartzsite.  I didn't go all the […]

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Twenty-nine year old Melanie Snyder stood sobbing at the shore of the lake where her Grandpa’s ashes had been scattered two years ago. She purposely had one hand inside her coat touching something precious she was wearing around her neck. … Continue reading →

In spite of the rainbow that had greeted our arrival in Cumbria, the skies looked none too promising as we gathered beneath the shelter of the park gate in Penrith. The chill winds of December had brought showers, but at … 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