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Mindy Lawrence

Jul 19, 20231 min read

Texas: Eisenhower Birthplace

Dwight David Eisenhower was born on October, 14, 1890…

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Jellow Quake

Jul 18, 20232 min read

Why Now is the Time to Adapt Your Book?

In recent years, the entertainment industry has been embracing the wealth of available literary material, resulting in a boom of...

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“Julia and Maud” Launch at Bookish on Saturday, August 26th, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:00 pm

Joyce Faulkner

Jul 15, 20231 min read

“Julia and Maud” Launch at Bookish on Saturday, August 26th, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:00 pm

All about Julia and Maud…

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Leveraging Independent Writers for Book Adaptations During the WGA Strike

Jellow Quake

Jul 13, 20232 min read

Leveraging Independent Writers for Book Adaptations During the WGA Strike

As the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike disrupts the entertainment industry, authors who wish to adapt their books into scripts may...

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Red Engine Press Author Gets Book Made Into A Script

Jellow Quake

Jul 12, 20232 min read

Red Engine Press Author Gets Book Made Into A Script

A Review As a young man, I grew up in a small town just outside of Houston, Texas. At the age of 17, my stepfather took a new job, and...

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Mindy Lawrence

Jul 10, 20231 min read

A Visit to Texas

On July 1st, I took a trip to Texas.

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kerriemtaber

Jul 5, 20233 min read

The New Civil Rights Battle

Arkansas was the first state to pass anti-transgender laws that prohibited gender affirming care for trans minors and even prohibited the...

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Joyce Faulkner

Jun 28, 20233 min read

Red Engine Press Tease!

Maud’s dark seductiveness smolders on the page! Harold Trisler

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Mindy Lawrence

Jun 19, 20231 min read

Today is Juneteenth

Juneteenth is the celebration of the “peculiar institution” of slavery.

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djonzim

Jun 17, 20233 min read

THE EMBARGOES THAT LED TO WAR

As the Year of the Dragon (1940) gave way to the Year of the Snake (1941), the United States and Japan appeared on a collision course...

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Glenda Jackson, actor and member of Parliament, dies at 87

Mindy Lawrence

Jun 16, 20231 min read

Glenda Jackson, actor and member of Parliament, dies at 87

Glenda Jackson, the actor who became a member of Briths Parliament, died on June 15th. She was 87.

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Indy Bookstores: Riverside Books, Pittsburgh, PA

Mindy Lawrence

Jun 15, 20231 min read

Indy Bookstores: Riverside Books, Pittsburgh, PA

Riverstone Books in Pittsburgh, PA in a cozy place…

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Joyce Faulkner

Jun 15, 20232 min read

Looking back …

Looking back at an interesting, talented and complicated person…

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The U.S. Navy's First Special Operations Mission

djonzim

Jun 12, 202310 min read

The U.S. Navy's First Special Operations Mission

“[T]he most bold and daring act of the Age.” —Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson Stephen Decatur, Jr. The Barbary Coast of North Africa, from...

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The Alcan Highway: The Engineering Marvel of World War II

djonzim

Jun 10, 20233 min read

The Alcan Highway: The Engineering Marvel of World War II

“The biggest and hardest job since the Panama Canal.” —Major Robert W. Madden On January 20, 1943, at the opening session of the annual...

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Joyce Faulkner

Jun 10, 20232 min read

I Got a Phone Call Today…

RIP, Carolyn Schriber…author, historian and friend.

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Mindy Lawrence

Jun 9, 20231 min read

BOOK REVIEW: Out of the Depths

In Out of the Depths by David Harry Tannenbaum, Bernard Helgman tries to stitch together the fragments of his life ...

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djonzim

Jun 6, 20234 min read

1st Force Reconnaissance Company and One Tough Marine

Activated on June 19, 1957, 1st Force Recon, as it is popularly known, until 1965 was the only unit within the Department of Defense...

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Joyce Faulkner

Jun 4, 20231 min read

When You Don’t Know All That You Could…

Did you know you can do amazing things right in your photos app?

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djonzim

Jun 4, 202310 min read

Operation Raincoat: The First Special Service Force and the Battle for Monte La Difensa

By Dwight Jon Zimmerman “You can’t be here. It is impossible to come up those rocks.”—captured German captain on La Difensa British Prime...

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