Category Archives: author’s life

“No, But I’m a READER”

Posted on October 2, 2020 by

I was in a meeting in an office and the subject of names came up. I needed my legal name and all of the names that had been used by me. It is odd with me, because I have a … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Stuart Jaffe (Free Books!)

Posted on September 18, 2020 by

  Stuart is the author of many short stories and paranormal series. These include The Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries, its prequel, the Marshall Drummond Case Files, The Malja Chronicles, the Nathan K books, the Gillian Boone series, The Parallel Society, … Continue reading →

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Searching for the Real Me

Posted on September 7, 2020 by

This week’s topic was one I proposed: If someone were to look at your internet search history, what conclusions might that person draw about you? I viewed my browsing history recently, and it looks like most of my online time … Continue reading →

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Did You Fall Down the Stairs?

Posted on August 27, 2020 by

What was that noise? And why won’t you answer? By Jeff Salter [Note: One of many “frights” I’ve experienced in my eventful life. I posted this on Facebook in 2017, when it originally occurred. But, believe it or not — … Continue reading →

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Note on Notes

Posted on August 21, 2020 by

“NOTES, do you make them? Have you tried taping and transcribing them? What works for you?” When I put this topic on the schedule, I was actually asking about notes for writing, but I did not make myself clear.   It … Continue reading →

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All About Notes

Posted on August 20, 2020 by

Where are my notes about the new notes updating the old notes? By Jeff Salter Notes are on our collective minds this week at 4F1H — and that means different things to different ones of us. For the Hound Day’s … Continue reading →

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I Do and I Don’t

Posted on August 19, 2020 by

This week we’re talking about using notes. Well, I do and I don’t. I bought myself a nice appointment book, and I write down everything there. I do a schedule for my blog posts, doctor visits, outings with friends, etc. … Continue reading →

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The Good(?) Doctor

Posted on August 14, 2020 by

I was hard-pressed with family, plus behind in getting out interviews,(so they are slow coming in), and also hard-pressed to find a book to review whose author is not A) a former guest B) a future guest or C) the … Continue reading →

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No Rhyme or Reason

Posted on July 31, 2020 by

We’ve spoken and spoken here of the writing, (and sometimes, reading), doldrums which is a result of the world situation right now. We not only have a pandemic, which should certainly be bad enough, but the repercussions of it and … Continue reading →

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Guest: Kristen Lamb

Posted on July 17, 2020 by

Kristen and I have been Facebook Friends for years and yet wires crossed. I have been trying to get her in for an interview for some time, but once we made contact, it worked. BOY, did it work! Kristen could … Continue reading →

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