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Masjid Morning – “Powerful novel about hate and intolerance” – K. Cunningham
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Canoedling in Cleveland – “A touching coming-of-age-tale” – Stanford Pritchard, novelist, poet, playwright.
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Well Considered–“A profoundly memorable and affecting novel”–Robert Fleming, AALBC.com
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Cologne No. 10 For Men – “A superb novel of the Vietnam war…compares favorably with CATCH-22 and M.A.S.H. The writing crackles with authenticity.” —Writer’s Digest
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"I love the way Wilfred recycles the bodies. That's fabulous stuff with a direct line to Heller's Catch-22 and perfectly captures the insanity of the Vietnam War."Skytroopers CD – Songs of war, peace and love from Vietnam, written by Richard Morris in 1967 in Vietnam, and recorded in 2007.
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“Not Available” but all others were also
I was shocked to find Well Considered “Not Available” on Amazon today — and neither was Cologne No. 10 for Men — but I soon discovered that no other titles were available either! Took a while to even find comments from … Continue reading
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Tagged "Not Available", Amazon.com, Cologne No. 10 For Men, confront their past, gripping action, inter-racial relationships, Michael Gollin, page turner, Prince George's County MD, suspenseful plot, tales of two families one white one African American, well considered
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Been waiting for this…
I’m going to add a permanent section of this site to feature my book illustrator — you really have to see her new blog/website at http://www.audreyengdahl.com. Authors frequently have no input into their cover illustrations but I had the opportunity to get exactly … Continue reading
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Tagged artist/musician Audrey Engdahl, book cover illustrations, book illustrators, illusions and delusions of war, illustrator Audrey Engdahl, Maryland Institute College of Art
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The elders
For ten years, my parents and father-in-law lived at Collington Life Care Community in Mitchellville, Maryland, a wonderful place where people can enjoy sharing interesting activities with others while they gradually age in place. All three of my relatives eventually passed away. … Continue reading
Chatting with Patsy Anderson
When I talked with Patsy Anderson on June 11 on her talk show on WOLB 1010 AM Talk Radio, http://www.facebook.com/TeamRADIOBaltimore ww.teamradiobaltimore.com I told her how I came to write Well Considered. I had been doing some research into the life of Don Speed … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore Sun archives, Bowie MD historical tours, Bowie Normal School, Don Speed Smith Goodloe, Maryland lynchings in 1907, MD State Archives, Meadville PA Theological School, Patsy Anderson, Prince George's County (MD) Historical Society, Tuskegee Institute, WOLB 1010 AM Talk Radio
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The rest of the story … “Can’t go”
We also can’t go on the trip with Busboys & Poets Saturday, July 24, 2010, to the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The $98 (see comment below about a price reduction) purchase includes roundtrip transportation and admission to … Continue reading
Can’t go
My wife asked if I wanted to hear Paula Young Shelton at Busboys & Poets (http://www.busboysandpoets.com) tonight but I reminded her that today is Wednesday and I have a regularly scheduled event. Seems like a good time to post about Paula, Busboys, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Child of the Civil Rights Movement, Andrea Young, Andrew Young, Busboys & Poets, Coretta Scott King, Gaithersburg Book Festival, Hyattsville Busboys & Poets, Life Lessons My Mother Taught Me, Marion Alabama, Paula Young Shelton, Teaching for Change Bookstore
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Readers’ Theater
So how do you keep people’s interest when they have to listen to you read for an hour or more?! At the Old Bowie Town Grille I sang a few songs from the 1907 era when the protagonist’s great-grandfather in … Continue reading
Back to Bowie
We’ve seen a little more of Bowie this week than we usually do since the move to Hyattsville. Normally I’m there one evening a week for a regularly scheduled commitment plus friend visits and errands. Of course, there are Sundays … Continue reading
No rain … again!
The forecast called for thunderstorms in the afternoon and we even pulled out the sides of the tent to have ready for hanging when the sky clouded over and the wind picked up. But we never needed them. It turned … Continue reading
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