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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Road Trip From Seattle to Omaha

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My sister lives in Long Beach, California and my brother in Kailua, Hawaii. I live mostly in Omaha, Nebraska, but spend winters in Sa...
Monday, October 29, 2018

Sisters Brothers—The Movie

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Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly This weekend I saw Sisters Brothers . I write westerns, so I’m critical of Hollywood ventures i...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018

ebooks vs. print—Who Won

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This weekend, I ran across this cartoon. At one time, everyone predicted the electronic books would supplant  the printed variety . I thi...
Thursday, September 13, 2018

Deluge: A Fictional Account of What Would Happen if Extreme Weather Hit California

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Deluge is a disaster story. A real potential disaster is bearing down on the East Coast, and people would be wise to take every preca...
Sunday, September 2, 2018

God Created Men and Sam Colt Made Them Equal

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In Hartford, Connecticut,  Samuel Colt built the world’s largest private armament factory. The factory was not only the largest, it ...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

4,000 Goodreads Ratings. Cool!

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Woke up this morning and went through my normal internet routine with my first cup of coffee. I check Twitter, Facebook, and my book ...
Monday, July 30, 2018

Why do my characters boss me around?

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No Peace starts at   del Monte Hotel in Monterey (photo circa 1880s) In a previous post I wrote that I had started the next Steve Dan...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Is there life east of Pacific Coast Highway?

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My wife and I are about to return to Omaha from San Diego. Darn, where did the time go? I’m going to miss friends and family, surfing...