Bouchercon: To Go or Not to Go

April 18, 2010

That is the question. Whether to empty my piggy bank down to its last farthing and throw chance to the wind, whether to risk it all for one last big fling, in the far distant yonder, that I must decide. Hmmm. B’con will be in San Francisco this year. With bestselling author Lee Child as [...]

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Allergies

April 17, 2010

Image by Miriam Cardoso de Souza – ” BIENAL PB CXS SUL/2010 via Flickr Ugg. The air must be full of pollen. Woke up with an aching stuffy head, feeling not good. I guess the allergy season has arrived. Could’ve felt worst, though. Am ashamed cause it made me short-tempered with my cats. I yelled [...]

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Happy Birthday to My Mom

April 14, 2010

She turned 93 today! Nope, we didn’t have a big birthday party for her and I was the only one here, but I trust she felt loved.

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Wonderful Play on Life of Langston Hughes

April 12, 2010
Josh Tower as Langston Hughes, in

Saw a wonderful play yesterday, Langston in Harlem, at Urban Stages. Excellent portrayal of Hughes by Josh Tower. The play covers Langston’s years in Harlem, starting just before fame took hold. It explores his friendships with Zora Neale Hurston and Countee Cullen, also incredibly talented and soon to be well-known writers. The play spans the [...]

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Good News from Smashwords

March 29, 2010

Actually checked my email this morning. Found a note from Smashwords. The site has signed a deal with Apple for distribution of ebooks through Apple’s new iPad iBookstore. Yay! I’d been trying to figure out how to get Darkness and the Devil Behind Me into Apple’s bookstore. Looks like the Lord answered my prayers. Yippee! [...]

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