Suffer the Little Children

April 17, 2012

Mark 10: 13-16 13) And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 14) But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the […]

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What’s My Genre?

April 9, 2012
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I recently finished reading my seventeenth novel written by, Mary Higgins Clark titled, I?ll Walk Alone. I hadn?t read one of her books in a couple of years and had forgot what a talented writer she is. For thirty-five years she has been writing heart-pounding thrillers. She truly is the queen of suspense. However, I […]

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Road Trip: Destination Unknown?

April 3, 2012
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There?s nothing like an adventurous road trip to clear your head and let your tendonitis elbow rest. I love to hit the highway with no particular destination in mind except to forge deeper into the old South. All we knew when we struck out on a trip last week was that we were going to […]

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Thank God for Boot Straps

March 19, 2012
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Most young people don?t know what a boot strap is. I have a pair of cowboy boots that date back to the 1970?s. At the top are loops for me to put my fingers in so I can pull them on. I haven?t worn those boots in probably twenty years, but I can?t seem to […]

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Spring Forward, Fall Back: Exactly What Time Is It Anyway?

March 13, 2012
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Does anyone in the world think there is something wrong with messing with the sun?s true time, or, ?standard time? as we call it? Frankly, I?ve never understood it. When I was a youngster I enjoyed the longer days. I could romp around in the woods and play outside until bedtime. As an adult these […]

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Researching, a Morning With Bob Pate

March 5, 2012
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I met a man last week that had been dead since February 8, 1987. That?s right, twenty-five years deceased. This man, who most refer to as the River Man and I spent a little over two hours behind closed doors, alone, on the campus of Wilkes Community College last Tuesday. And, I wasn?t scared one […]

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Beware of the Big, Bad, She-Wolf Agent

February 27, 2012
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Recently on my quest to find an agent an interesting thing happened. On January 13, I emailed a query to a certain literary agency; I?ll call the Big Bad Wolf Literary Agency. On January 30, I received an email back from them saying, they?d love to read my entire manuscript. Wow! Was I excited? I […]

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A Ghost, a War, and a River – A Weekend in Rockford, North Carolina

February 20, 2012
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Rockford, North Carolina, founded in 1790, incorporated in 1819 was the county seat of Surry County until it was moved to Dobson in 1851. Today what was once the Southern Railway still meanders along the Yadkin River through Rockford. You won?t have to pay the quarter that R.F. Bland charged to cross the Yadkin River […]

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Cats in Heaven?

February 13, 2012
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There was an old woman who lived in a shoe She had so many cats she didn?t know what to do. A few days ago my granddaughter Emma and I were out in the front yard welcoming the latest edition to our cat family. A friend was riding by and hollered out the window, ?You?re […]

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Idol, X-Factor, Agents, and Publishers

February 6, 2012
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One of the best parts of being a writer is I can go anywhere I want to in the world and stay as long as I want. I can become who ever I long to be, a rich New York City lawyer, homeless beggar, man without a heart, or woman on a mission. A writer?s […]

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