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The Winter Warrior Returns to Lantenengo County (for Fourth House fans & sundry coal crackers)

Fate brought this writer home twice in the last few weeks to Lantenengo County. Fate and Mother, in the case of the annual Christmas Eve pilgrimage. Every Christmas Eve, Mother, who like Opal…

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Personal Remembrances of Lennon

Thirty years and one week ago, I hooked up with a girl at a party.  I almost immediately regretted it.  She was nice, but the chemistry wasn’t there and there was no future in it.  We spoke a…

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So You Want to Write a Novel

As a writer, I get approached all the time by aspiring writers, asking me how it’s done.  I don’t mind at all.  If there’s anything at all I mind, it’s the ones who tell me how it’s done,…

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Today I Am One

Today, I get to celebrate my first birthday.  Yes, unlike most people, I now have two birthdays.  One is to celebrate when I first came into this world.   The second is celebrate when I was given a…

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Great New Program For Writers

If you are wondering about the previous entry, here's the story: I found this fun new program called "I Write Like."  Here's the link: http://iwl.me/ The idea is that you put in a chunk of your…

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I Write Like …

I write like Stephen King I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

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Mountain City Update (for FOURTH HOUSE fans only)

Unexpected family business took me back to the land of my birth.  Seems Aunt Jean is feeling under the weather -- not entirely unusual for an 89-year-old.  Her 91-year-old boyfriend is feeling even…

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@KerryZukus Now on Twitter

Which means I will be limited to very short messages.  Like this one.

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The Education of Kenny Anderson

I’ve been a sports fan all my life, usually rooting for perennial losers.  I grew up with the Philadelphia Phillies (most losses by any franchise in any major league sport), moved to Boston…

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Ghostwriting Interview

Just did an interview on the topic of ghostwriting.  You can find it here:http://sharisax.com/2010/05/18/how-to-un-bury-the-book-youve-got-in-you/ It was for one of my social networking…

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