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An Exclusive Sneak Peek Just for My Followers
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Announcing Publication Date of My Second Novel
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THE BIG WAIT...Writing in the Time of Submission Noir
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Votes Are Finally Tallied: New Author Photo Has Been Chosen
Votes Are Finally Tallied: New Author Photo Has Been Chosen
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New Book, New Look: Vote for Best Author Photo
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There Are Two Sides to the Story of Women During the Vietnam War. Now You Can Read Them Both.
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The Second Annual List of Holiday Recommendations from The Irrepressible Book Gifter... And a Huge Book Sale!
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Today, September 14, is the Fifth Anniversary of the Publication of my First Novel, The Fourteenth of September
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I’ve Been Hacked By The New Yorker!
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By Demand: The Irrepressible Book Gifter’s Holiday Recommendations
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Trumpet Blast: The New Title for My Second Novel Revealed. Thank You, my Collaborators
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My New Novel—aka La Querencia—Now Has 306 Potential Titles. THANK YOU ALL!
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Urgent: I Have to Break Up with My New Novel’s Perfect Title, and I Need a Little Help from My Friends.
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The Reluctant Matador: Meet my Bullfighting Consultant.
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I'm Putting a New Act Together and Taking it on the Virtual Road... to Mexico.
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PLAGUE ENDS: Sleeping Beauty Awakes, but With More Heft and No Prince. RE-ENTRY Can Be a Slippery Slope for the Pandemic Underachiever. Are You Ready?
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Pandemic Phase III: Extrovert in Captivity. Murder on my Mind. And STOP Asking if the Second Novel is Done, or I Will Bite YOU.
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Celebrating the Second Anniversary of a Book That "Becomes More Relevant by the Hour"
Celebrating the Second Anniversary of a Book That "Becomes More Relevant by the Hour"
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Confessions of a Sequester Wastrel: Yes, My Second Novel Should Be Done, But It Isn’t. Bite Me
Confessions of a Sequester Wastrel: Yes, My Second Novel Should Be Done, But It Isn’t. Bite Me
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The Final 50th Anniversary Post: Remembering the Kent State Shootings of May 4, 1970
The Final 50th Anniversary Post: Remembering the Kent State Shootings of May 4, 1970
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A Tale of Watergate: Straight From the Source and Still Spellbinding
A Tale of Watergate: Straight From the Source and Still Spellbinding
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The 50th Anniversary of December 1, 1969, A Painful Moment of History in Danger of Repeating Itself.
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On this Day in History: November 15, 1969. The Moratorium March on Washington. A Million Reasons to End the War. . . Or So We Thought. 
On this Day in History: November 15, 1969. The Moratorium March on Washington. A Million Reasons to End the War. . . Or So We Thought. 
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October 15, 1969: The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. A Pause for Reflection in a Polarized America.
October 15, 1969: The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. A Pause for Reflection in a Polarized America.
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The First Anniversary of "The Fourteenth of September:" The 50th Anniversary of Everything That’s In It 🎂
The First Anniversary of "The Fourteenth of September:" The 50th Anniversary of Everything That’s In It 🎂
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Audiobook of "The Fourteenth of September" Now Available: Leave the Reading to Us
Audiobook of "The Fourteenth of September" Now Available: Leave the Reading to Us
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Torn Between Two Lovers: A Tragicomic Tale of Second-Novel Rivalry 💔
Torn Between Two Lovers: A Tragicomic Tale of Second-Novel Rivalry 💔
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Coming of Conscience Scholarship Recipient Announced
Coming of Conscience Scholarship Recipient Announced
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Women’s History Month: A Matter of Standing
Women’s History Month: A Matter of Standing
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Thank You: The Coming of Conscience Scholarship Is Fully Funded with 200+ Applicants to Date
Thank You: The Coming of Conscience Scholarship Is Fully Funded with 200+ Applicants to Date
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