Verlyn Klinkenborg’s “Readers’ Muse” for the End of Summer
A good book is a good book whatever the weather or temperature. But summer brings with it the illusion of more free time, and just about now — when the
Continue readingA good book is a good book whatever the weather or temperature. But summer brings with it the illusion of more free time, and just about now — when the
Continue readingCheney’s disappointment with the former president surfaced recently in one of the informal conversations he is holding to discuss the book with authors, diplomats, policy experts and past colleagues. If
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Continue readingI have been incredibly blessed to be able to combine this love of calloused hands with dramatic and verbal skills. And that is why I promote direct marketing. Too often
Continue readingI was sitting here contemplating the books piled on my reading shelf the other day and noticed an remarkable thing has happened…What once was predominantly fiction has become almost entirely
Continue readingIt is mid day here in southeast Texas. The temperature is pushing 90°. The clouds outside my kitchen window are growing black and rumbling with a bit of thunder. In
Continue readingFor many years, if anyone asked what I wanted to do when I grew up, I’d say I wanted to “build websites”. As I kept reinventing the job I did
Continue readingIn the afternoon of summer, sounds come through the window: a tractor muttering to itself as it pivots at the corner of the hay field, stalled for a moment as
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