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Wednesday, December 27, 2017

New Books for that New E-Reader

Did you get a new Kindle, iPad, Nook, or other eReader for the holidays? Whether you did or not, now is a prime time to look for new books to load onto your eReader, computer, or smartphone. How about a few suggestions?

Womb: a novel in utero, Tracks: A Novel in Stories, and Flightless Goose, a storybook for children, are all available both in print and as an eBook. Check out all three titles at Amazon, or wherever you buy your books.

Happy reading, and happy 2018!



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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Baltimore Style Features Father-Son Travel Story on Poland


Last summer, my 12-year-old son, Alex, and I went on an adventure exploring Poland for a couple weeks. It was the first time the two of us traveled abroad alone, just the two of us, without the rest of the family. It was a great experience.

This month, Baltimore Style Magazine published my travel story about our experiences in Warsaw and Krakow as the issue's travel feature.

Get your hands on a copy of the glossy print magazine at any bookstore. Or, check it out online at the link below.

http://baltimorestyle.com






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Friday, December 15, 2017

The 12 Days of (Annoying) Christmas (Songs)!



The first song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:

The 12 Pains of Christmas




The second song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:

Crabs for Christmas (recorded right down the street!)




The third song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:

Dominik the Donkey




The forth song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas




The fifth song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:

Christmas Wrapping




The sixth song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:

Christmas Child




The sixth song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:

Christmas at Ground Zero (Perhaps more relevant now that when it was recorded in the mid-80s.)




The seventh song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:

Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Joseph Spence)




The eighth song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:



Mele Kalikimaka




The ninth song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer




The tenth song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:

Last Christmas




The 11th song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:

The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth (Despite being by Bing and Bowie)




The 12th song of Christmas we hear annoyingly:

The Christmas Shoes (No doubt you knew it would top any respectable list of annoying Christmas songs.)



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Tuesday, December 05, 2017

Flint Hills Review Publishes Elephant in the Womb

Flint Hills Review is an annual literary journal published by Emporia State University. The 2017 issue is hot off the press, and features my short piece, "Elephant in the Womb."

"Elephant in the Womb" is a story that was part of an earlier draft of Womb: a novel in utero. The scene was deleted because I decided some of the actions in the scene were not in character with Penny or Stan.

Consider this the deleted scene of the home edition! To read "Elephant in the Womb," get your hands on a copy of Flint Hills Review.

https://www.emporia.edu/fhr/


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