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Tag Archives: Maine
Change comes to Mount Jensen: Work in progress
This is a story about change in a small Maine town. The changes come in many forms. This piece is about setting the framework: The first sign that change had come to Mount Jensen, Maine was the sight of … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Red Hand", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Book Excellence Awards, Independent Press Award, Maine, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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A sample from WIP ‘Mount Jensen:’ Cooking class, a three-ooff omelet
A knife load of butter, three fingers of chopped onion, a fistful of sliced potatoes, turned twice, and then pushed to the edge of the grill, away from the main heat. Four pieces of toast, six fried eggs sunny-side-up arranged … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", "The year the world came to Mount Jensen, "Who shot the smart guy at the blackboard?", Anita Dugan-Moore., Audible.com, Audio books, Big NYC Book Awards, Frank Nagler, Imzadi Publishing, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Lee Alan, Maine, Michael Stephen Daigle, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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Maybe I’ll go bald
I think I’ll go bald. Seems all the rage. Actors who were popular when they had hair are now bald, and still seem popular. That would mean that I would have to shave my head. But I grew a beard … 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, Imzadi Publishing, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Maine, Michael Stephen Daigle, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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A taste of something new (and not a murder mystery)
This a piece from a story called “The year the world came to Mount Jensen, Maine.” It’s the tale of a small Maine town that is going through changes and features such characters as Max Danton, a teen-ager blogger, Henderson, … 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, Big NYC Book Awards, Emma Jensen, Fiction, Frank Nagler, Henderson, Imzadi Publishing, Independent Press Award, Kirkus Reviews, Lee Alan, Maine, Max Danton, Mount Jensen, Nola Jensen, Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
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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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The Great Blueberry Strike
We just wanted a fair wage for our blueberry picking. Little did we know how our struggles would fit in to the grand global struggle between labor and management, the haves and the have-nots, and supply and demand. Some of … Continue reading
Two readings events this week: Wednesday and Saturday
I’m taking part in two reading events this week. The first is “Raise Your Voice,” at the Phillipsburg, N.J. Free Public Library from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Writers will get a few minutes to read from their work. The … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, Maine, New Jersey
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Introducing Nola Jensen
In one of the stories resting comfortably in a computer file (and backed up on a hard drive) is “Oswald’s War.” It’s about the homecoming of Nola Jensen to Mt. Jensen, Maine, named for her ancestors. She is seeking a … Continue reading
Excerpt: “What happened when the post office closed”
An excerpt from “What happened when the post office closed: A love letter”. The unnamed characters in this story are the models for two of the main characters in the in-progress novel, “Oswald’s War.” Short link for this story: http://wp.me/p1mc2c-4y … Continue reading
A Christmas tale, 2012
I don’t know how my neighbor could have had a worse year. He lost his job when the paper mill shut down, then lost his part-time job when the trucking company cut routes. His mother died early in the year … Continue reading
