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Learning to Read
I always knew I was going to be a pilot and I also knew I would be a writer. When it came to reading and writing, there are a couple of people to whom I am very indebted. My mother … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal, Reading, Writing
Tagged baby-books, bookmobiles, books appropriate to age-level, boyhood crushes, Florida, friends, Hillsborough County, Learning to Read, Marianne, mom, new worlds, pictures in books, Pierce Junior High School, pilot, reading and writing, Saturday morning, Tampa, The world of words!, writer, writers
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Reindeer and Gun Sights
We were sitting around the table last night catching up. That was when my father-in-law hit on something close to the heart of every editor. Apparently, he and his wife were thinking back across their 85 years reflecting on terms … Continue reading
Roundtoits
Through the middle of Saint Augustine is a street only two tenths of a mile long. The name of the road is Hypolita Street and on the northwest corner where Saint George Street crosses Hypolita stands the Columbia Restaurant. Somewhere … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal, Writing
Tagged a writer’s writer, an ordinary participant in World War II, Columbia Restaurant, famous novelist, George Peppard, heroes, Hypolita Street, Jack D. Hunter, Roundtoits, Saint Augustine, Saint George Street, The Blue Max, United States Army, Ursula Andress, World War I, writers
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Power
We should have all the power we need now, but we do not. This world, all the societies of the earth, every person on the globe, should have access to all the electrical power they could possibly want. But we … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged benefits of nuclear energy, clean pure fresh water, desalination plants, electrical power, fear of nuclear energy, Hollywood propaganda, importance and benefits of nuclear power, nuclear power, one of the most abundant forms of energy, Power, problems of the future, professional ball players or entertainers, scientists, The China Syndrome, writers
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Modern Day Writing Tools
We were on a road trip, having shut down production for a very rare moment. Typically, we work close to 14 hours a day and through the weekend. It reminds me of my days in the Navy when I was … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Writing
Tagged authors, computers, editors, electricity, freelancers, Modern Day Writing Tools, newspapers, projects, publishers, query letters, road trip, Stop the Presses!, submission guidelines, the path of least resistance, Twenty-first Century, writers
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