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Are You a Reader?

My partner in literary crime, Rita M. Reali, (see below) and I share vendor space at various shows around Crossville and Cookeville. She’s more experienced in the art of selling her books than I. She has no problem asking passers-by, “Are you a reader?” She’s so...

Chaos

  Looking back, it seems we Baby Boomers experienced loss from World War II as family members suffered and died to defeat Nazism. Some never knew their fathers or grandfathers. Yet at the same time, America experienced an economic post-war boom like never before....

Fat Fight

Let my Reclamation Project Begin I’m on a “reclamation project.” After a thorough evaluation during my first chiropractor visit, it turns out that on a scale of very good to very bad, I’m at the bottom of “good” and about to enter “bad.” I’ve also been blogging less,...

Southern Style

I’ve lived in Rochester, one of the three largest cities in New York State, all my life, and I’ll always celebrate it. It was a great place to grow up in. My New Home Before I moved to Tennessee, I thought Appalachia was a part of the South that was full of...

Careless Abandon

The words we use matter. Two images come to mind when I read the word “abandon.” The first image is negative, as in an abandoned home or a person who has been left alone to fend for himself. I like the other image more, where “abandon” can mean joyfully surrendering...