Category Archives: Greater Lehigh Valley Writer’s Group

New Nagler: Where he comes from

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

It’s what you do in a poor town, he learned. Have hope; everything else is darkness.   The Baker Hills section of Ironton was developed by one of the city’s rich bankers more than a century ago as a swanky … Continue reading →

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New Providence (NJ) Book Festival, set for Saturday

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

The second New Providence Book Festival has been scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at the grounds of the Salt Box Museum at 1350 Springfield Avenue in New Providence. The rain date is September 29th. Scheduled … Continue reading →

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Elephants, the golfer and the compound: ‘The Weight of Living’

Posted on September 3, 2018 by

There was some dispute about George Dickinson’s ancestral claims, but Nagler didn’t care. He had lived in the area for eighty-five years and his family settled in these hills before the Revolution, whether it was the right Dickinson family or … Continue reading →

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Join me and other authors at events in September and October

Posted on September 1, 2018 by

I’ll be at some events in September and October.   Sept. 7 and 8: Belvidere (NJ) Victorian Days. This is a celebration of the Victorian Era in one of Warren County’s  delightful towns. Events include tours of local homes and … Continue reading →

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More new Nagler: Introducing Leonard

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

One of the heroes of the Frank Nagler Mystery series is Leonard, Detective Frank Nagler’s blind, bookstore owning friend. In the WIP prequel, Leonard is a street kid. After being rescued from a gang attack, Leonard comes to live at … Continue reading →

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WIP: Smitty and the bluesman

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

“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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Howard Newton on how corruption works (The Swamps of Jersey)

Posted on August 12, 2018 by

“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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Physical therapy with peanut butter

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

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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The award-winning ‘Weight of Living’

Posted on July 13, 2018 by

“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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More New Nagler: Frank’s own darkness

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

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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