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WIP: Smitty and the bluesman
“What you learn, kid, is that you blame her and she blames you and you both walk away with a little tear in your heart that never heals. A place, a song, a word, opens it back up. That’s how … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Anita Dugan-Moore., Audible.com, Independent Press Award, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards, Smitty
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Howard Newton on how corruption works (The Swamps of Jersey)
“They make rule after rule to shut that door of opportunity for the little guy. Get their hands around the throats of the middle class and squeeze. They make deals that only benefit themselves and their money men.” — Howard … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Anita Dugan-Moore., Audible.com, Audio books, Fiction, Frank Nagler, Independent Press Award, Michael Stephen Daigle, Morris County, New Jersey, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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Martha
“Do you remember the first time we came here?” Martha asked as she picked another rose, this one freshly petaled, and inhaled its soft scent. Then she offered it to him, and he buried his nose in the flower before … Continue reading
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Physical therapy with peanut butter
All of this made me wonder how we deal with pain, because we all do. Our responses to that pain vary: We stew in it, carry it around and use it as a weapon, deny it, put on the bold … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Audible.com, Audio books, Fiction, Frank Nagler, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Lee Alan, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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Is this how the new Frank Nagler story ends?
This is another piece for the new Frank Nagler story, a work in progress. This might be the end of the book, but then again it might not be. The thing about a work in progress is that things change. … Continue reading
Posted in BooksNJ2017, Fiction, Hot in Hunterdon; Georjean Trinkle, Imzadi Publishing LLC, Michael Stephen Daigle, Mystery Writers of America, Sally Ember, www.michaelstephendaigle.com
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The award-winning ‘Weight of Living’
“Outside, a steady rain washed away all other sounds; just the splash of water on asphalt and cement, tapping on roof tops and drumming metal car roofs; a perfect wall behind which to hide. We walk through this wreckage, seeking … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Anita Dugan-Moore., Audible, AuthorBookmings.com, Distinguished Favorite, Frank Nagler, Independent Press Award, Ironton NJ, Kirkus Reviews, Lee Alan, Morris County. NJ, Notable 100 Book, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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An old rose
This is an old rose, decades old. It has seemingly died more times than can be counted. Then there is new growth, a rebirth, life again. We do this to ourselves don’t we? Run, as if we can burn … Continue reading
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More New Nagler: Frank’s own darkness
This story is the prequel for the other Frank Nagler books. There are events and aspects of Detective Frank Nagler’s life that must be set up. This is one: “The cemetery hollowed out, the wind and echo of scratching road … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Audible, Frank Nagler, Independent Press Award, Ironton NJ, Lee Alan, Morris County. NJ, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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A new review of the Frank Nagler Mysteries. Warning: contains high praise (and the author is stunned)
We writers sit our desks and bemoan what we think is an inattentive world, and then this arrives: Thank you, Deborah Dameika. High praise, indeed. Thank you for reading the books, and taking the time to send me your thoughts. … Continue reading
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The absolute truth about why there is a Statue Of Liberty at Garland Pond
NOTE: This is what results from a little research into composting toilet systems, recollections of summers on Garland Pond, Maine, and a dip into the pool of Maine story telling traditions. The author can not be held accountable if any … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Resurrection of Leo, "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Anita Dugan-Moore., Audio books, Frank Nagler, Independent Press Award, Ironton, Kirkus Reviews, Lee Alan, Maine, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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