Lucky 7 Lines: From Two Justin Bog Books
There is something talismanic about the number 7. Do you believe this is a lucky number? Do you believe in numerology? I have a repetitive love of the number 8 . . ....
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The Best Books of Rachel Ingalls — Top Ten Favorite Author
When I read a story or a novel and I enter its created world completely — with no outer distractions, and this mobile life we’re all living in tends to distract...
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A Great Distance: Part 2 — The Middle
In A Great Distance, Part 2, Deepika continues to tell the story of her main character, the intrepid reporter, Sai, and Mrs. Plesher, a woman with secrets she freely shares; he’s asked to interview...
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Listen: Undun by The Roots — A Music Recommendation
I heard The Roots for the first time in the nineties, after they had a few albums out, and I love to travel back to that time by replaying their strong messages of...
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Tag! You’re It, Justin!
Zippy and Kipling made 2011 a year to remember. I used to play Freeze Tag with the neighborhood kids and all four of my siblings. Tag someone. Run fast. They have to freeze;...
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Russell Blake Talks with John Lescroart at In Classic Style
Today is the release of John Lescroart’s new novel The Hunter. Russell Blake shares his comprehensive and fun talk with Lescroart, one of the most revered suspense writers in the business. They...
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Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day by Ben Loory — with obligatory Kipling & Zippy photo!
The young man has never been afraid of hats before. In fact, he’s recently found himself admiring them. The hats on the heads of the men in this town have actually seemed to...
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Vaclav Havel 1936-2011 — In Memoriam
A truly inspiring writer, humanitarian, and master politician died today. Vaclav Havel, a former dissident playwright, was the revered first president of Czechoslovakia (which later became the Czech Republic) after it overthrew Communist...
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12 Blogs of Christmas: The 12 Holiday Faux Pas
When you see this button you know it’s one of the official 12 Blogs of Christmas — Check them all out! The 12 Holiday Faux Pas A fantastic group of 12 writers...
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Listen to New Music: Settle Down EP — Kimbra
Kipling really is in a soul-and-groove moment: sacked out! I want Kipling to settle down – so I play the song Settle Down. Does Kipling like Kimbra? I want to settle down I want to...
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